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ALL meanings of over-cool

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  • adjective over-cool moderately cold; neither warm nor cold: a rather cool evening. 1
  • adjective over-cool feeling comfortably or moderately cold: I'm perfectly cool, but open the window if you feel hot. 1
  • adjective over-cool imparting a sensation of moderate coldness or comfortable freedom from heat: a cool breeze. 1
  • adjective over-cool permitting such a sensation: a cool dress. 1
  • adjective over-cool not excited; calm; composed; under control: to remain cool in the face of disaster. 1
  • adjective over-cool not hasty; deliberate: a cool and calculated action. 1
  • adjective over-cool lacking in interest or enthusiasm: a cool reply to an invitation. 1
  • adjective over-cool lacking in warmth or cordiality: a cool reception. 1
  • adjective over-cool calmly audacious or impudent: a cool lie. 1
  • adjective over-cool aloof or unresponsive; indifferent: He was cool to her passionate advances. 1
  • adjective over-cool unaffected by emotions; disinterested; dispassionate: She made a cool appraisal of all the issues in the dispute. 1
  • adjective over-cool Informal. (of a number or sum) without exaggeration or qualification: a cool million dollars. 1
  • adjective over-cool (of colors) with green, blue, or violet predominating. 1
  • adjective over-cool 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 over-cool Informal. coolly. 1
  • noun over-cool something that is cool; a cool part, place, time, etc.: in the cool of the evening. 1
  • noun over-cool coolness. 1
  • noun over-cool calmness; composure; poise: an executive noted for maintaining her cool under pressure. 1
  • verb without object over-cool 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 over-cool to become less ardent, cordial, etc.; become moderate. 1
  • verb with object over-cool to make cool; impart a sensation of coolness to. 1
  • verb with object over-cool to lessen the ardor or intensity of; allay; calm; moderate: Disappointment cooled his early zealousness. 1
  • idioms over-cool blow one's cool. blow2 (def 44). 1
  • idioms over-cool cool it, Slang. calm down; take it easy. 1
  • idioms over-cool cool one's heels. heel1 (def 26). 1
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