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ALL meanings of coolly

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  • noun coolly In a cool, unpanicked or collected manner. 1
  • abbreviation COOLLY calmly 1
  • adjective coolly moderately cold; neither warm nor cold: a rather cool evening. 1
  • adjective coolly feeling comfortably or moderately cold: I'm perfectly cool, but open the window if you feel hot. 1
  • adjective coolly imparting a sensation of moderate coldness or comfortable freedom from heat: a cool breeze. 1
  • adjective coolly permitting such a sensation: a cool dress. 1
  • adjective coolly not excited; calm; composed; under control: to remain cool in the face of disaster. 1
  • adjective coolly not hasty; deliberate: a cool and calculated action. 1
  • adjective coolly lacking in interest or enthusiasm: a cool reply to an invitation. 1
  • adjective coolly lacking in warmth or cordiality: a cool reception. 1
  • adjective coolly calmly audacious or impudent: a cool lie. 1
  • adjective coolly aloof or unresponsive; indifferent: He was cool to her passionate advances. 1
  • adjective coolly unaffected by emotions; disinterested; dispassionate: She made a cool appraisal of all the issues in the dispute. 1
  • adjective coolly Informal. (of a number or sum) without exaggeration or qualification: a cool million dollars. 1
  • adjective coolly (of colors) with green, blue, or violet predominating. 1
  • adjective coolly Slang. great; fine; excellent: a real cool comic. characterized by great facility; highly skilled or clever: cool maneuvers on the parallel bars. socially adept: It's not cool to arrive at a party too early. acceptable; satisfactory; okay: If you want to stay late, that's cool. 1
  • adverb coolly Informal. coolly. 1
  • noun coolly something that is cool; a cool part, place, time, etc.: in the cool of the evening. 1
  • abbreviation COOLLY coolness. 1
  • noun coolly calmness; composure; poise: an executive noted for maintaining her cool under pressure. 1
  • verb without object coolly to become cool (sometimes followed by down or off): The soup cooled in five minutes. We cooled off in the mountain stream. 1
  • verb without object coolly to become less ardent, cordial, etc.; become moderate. 1
  • verb with object coolly to make cool; impart a sensation of coolness to. 1
  • verb with object coolly to lessen the ardor or intensity of; allay; calm; moderate: Disappointment cooled his early zealousness. 1
  • idioms coolly blow one's cool. blow2 (def 44). 1
  • idioms coolly cool it, Slang. calm down; take it easy. 1
  • idioms coolly cool one's heels. heel1 (def 26). 1
  • adjective coolly (Obsolete (No longer in use)) coolish; somewhat cool. 0
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