Coldly
['kəuldli]
Definition
(adv.) in a cold unemotional manner; 'he killed her in cold blood'.
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Definition
(adv.) In a cold manner; without warmth, animation, or feeling; with indifference; calmly.
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Examples
- The cuttle-fish had a face that stared straight from the heart of the light, very fixed and coldly intent. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Then, suddenly she averted her face, saying coldly, uglily: 'Well, I've got no further than love, yet. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- We each are young, we each have a heart, Oh, why should we stand thus coldly apart? Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- I am not responsible for her likes and dislikes, retorted Justinian coldly, although he heard this remark with much inward satisfaction. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- From what I have seen of the lady she seems indeed to be on a very different level to your Majesty, said Holmes coldly. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Donne, indeed, was of that coldly phlegmatic, immovably complacent, densely self-satisfied nature which is insensible to shame. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The voice that had been music to him, and the eyes that had been light, fell coldly on his senses. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- I dare say she is, replied Mary coldly. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Thank you, Grandfather, we are not in want at present, she said coldly. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Not coldly,' rejoined the old lady; 'far from it. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Lily flushed at the suddenness of the attack; then she stiffened under it and said coldly: And may I ask where you mean me to go? Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- No matter: for we are not likely to meet again, the mask said coldly. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- He looked at everybody coldly and sarcastically. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Evadne entered but coldly into his systems. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- You may learn to know and appreciate us better one day or other, I observed coldly. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- He was frightened deeply, and coldly, frightened in his soul. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- When his host followed him out on the staircase with a candle, to light him down the stairs, the day was coldly looking in through its grimy windows. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- I cannot tell you that, reddleman, she said coldly. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- She was not coldly clever and indirectly satirical, but adorably simple and full of feeling. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- The terror of his face lay in his eyes, however, steel gray, and glistening coldly with a malignant, inexorable cruelty in their depths. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- The sad reality struck coldly at his heart, and his spirit sank within him. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- What I do now I do alone and very coldly in my head. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- She walked to the window, flinching under his angry stare, looked out for a moment, and turned round quite coldly. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Madame Defarge looked coldly at her, and said, The wife of Evremonde; where is she? Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Gudrun paused for some moments, coldly, before answering. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- It was not his way to treat subjects coldly and vaguely; he rarely generalized, never prosed. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- She loved only children and animals: children she loved passionately, but coldly. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Enough of this, said my friend, coldly. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- I am obliged to them for their interest in the matter, he answered, a little coldly as to them, though very warmly as to the Doctor. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- They bowed us to the dooi the champion of Locarno a little coldly. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
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