单词 | coldly |
释义 | coldlyadv. 1. literal. In a cold manner or state. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > [adverb] coldlya1240 bleak1590 frostily1616 chilly1759 chillinglyc1784 bleakly1795 icily1815 frigidly1844 chillilya1849 a1240 Wohunge in Cott. Hom. 277 Caldeliche dennet in a beastis cribbe. 1603 W. Shakespeare Hamlet i. ii. 180 The funerall bak't meates Did coldly furnish forth the marriage tables. 1844 Hood's Mag. May 416 No matter how coldly The rough river ran. 2. figurative. a. Without heat or impatience; calmly, coolly, dispassionately. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > calmness > self-possession or self-control > [adverb] coldly1526 coolly1580 cool1673 cold blood1711 self-possessedly1854 self-containedly1866 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. MMviv Be gladde that we haue suffred them paciently and coldly. 1600 W. Shakespeare Much Ado about Nothing iii. ii. 119 Beare it coldely but till midnight, and let the issue shew it selfe. View more context for this quotation 1630 R. Norton tr. W. Camden Hist. Princesse Elizabeth i. 44 By proofes hee coldly shewed..that no other Religion was brought into England. 1757 W. Stukeley Medallic Hist. Carausius 21 The business of an historian is barely and coldly to relate plain matter of fact. 1873 J. A. Symonds Stud. Greek Poets i. 23 Sparta proceeds slowly, coldly, cautiously. b. Without ardour, enthusiasm, or cordiality; without friendly welcome; in a way that chills. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [adverb] > coldly or without warm feeling freezinglya1420 coldly1550 frostily1616 coolly1627 chilly1640 wintry1691 chillinglyc1784 icily1825 wintrily1843 frozenly1851 frigidly1883 chillily1886 the mind > emotion > hatred > hostility > [adverb] unfriendlyOE witherc1200 enemylike1382 enemylyc1384 unsaughtly?a1400 unfriendfully1513 enemiously1529 enemyfully1530 coldly1550 inimicously1598 hostilely1609 inimicitiously1662 inimically1836 unfriendlily1864 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [adverb] > not affably strangelyc1374 coldly1550 squeamishly1571 coolly1627 chilly1640 reservedly1710 repulsively1725 starchly1755 chillinglyc1784 distantly1798 uncordially1811 stiffly1823 frozenly1851 pokerishly1867 chillily1886 standoffishly1892 aloofly1963 1550 T. Nicolls tr. Thucydides Hist. Peloponnesian War ii. v. f. li He hadde bene neglygent in causyng the confederates to assemble, and..he had coldly encouraged the armye. a1616 W. Shakespeare King John (1623) v. iii. 13 The French fight coldly, and retyre themselues. View more context for this quotation 1624 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy (ed. 2) iii. ii. ii. iv. 387 Her suiter came coldly on. 1800 E. Hervey Mourtray Family II. 135 Emma bowed very coldly, disliking her situation. 1813 Ld. Byron Giaour (new ed.) 5 So coldly sweet, so deadly fair. 1851 A. Helps Friends in Council I. 40 I fear they fell somewhat coldly on the mother's ear. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.a1240 |
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