单词 | coolly |
释义 | coollyadv. 1. a. Unemotionally, dispassionately; deliberately, without haste; calmly, composedly. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > calmness > self-possession or self-control > [adverb] coldly1526 coolly1580 cool1673 cold blood1711 self-possessedly1854 self-containedly1866 1580 C. Hollyband Treasurie French Tong Attrempément..temperately, coolely, moderately. 1640 Bp. J. Hall Christian Moderation i. 41 This safe liquor wil send the guests home coolely tempered. 1718 Free-thinker No. 33. 2 After this, when he finds himself most in Temper, let him coolly state the Accompts of his Love, by computing..the Profits and the Losses. 1779 S. Johnson Dryden in Pref. Wks. Eng. Poets III. 277 When admiration had subsided, the translation was more coolly examined. 1856 F. Butler Dogo-graphy xlii. 90 He coolly examined him from stem to stern, bidding him pursue his course in peace. 1873 A. Helps Some Talk about Animals & their Masters vii. 161 The cab-driver meanwhile was taking it very coolly. 1939 I. M. Tarbell All in Day's Work x. 199 Never doubtful of himself, only coolly determined to demonstrate to men and women of good will and honest purpose what they were up against. 1965 Press-Courier (Oxnard, Calif.) 13 Oct. 23/1 The young lady engineer sits coolly and professionally at her desk. 2000 Kerryman (County Kerry) 8 Sept. 26/5 Up stepped wing-forward Eamon Bowler and he held his nerve to coolly split the post and give his side another day out. b. Without fervour, enthusiasm, or warmth of interest; without cordiality or friendliness. 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 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 1627 W. Sclater Briefe Expos. 2 Thess. 7 Compare the carriage of Pauls gratulation here, with that in the former Epistle: Coolely me thinkes, in comparison, it there runs. 1709 T. Hearne Diary 4 Apr. in Remarks & Coll. (1886) II. 181 He promis'd me but coolly. 1784 H. L. Piozzi Jrnl. 5 Sept. in French Jrnls. of Mrs Thrale & Dr Johnson (1932) 191 The eldest..parted with me cooly, not unkindly. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. 206 Lewis at first affected to receive these propositions coolly. 1879 A. W. Tourgée Fool's Errand xxi. 125 To affiliate somewhat coolly with the party of reconstruction. 1952 Amer. Polit. Sci. Rev. 46 1169 ‘Mr. Chief Justice’, Hughes replied politely, but coolly extending his hand, ‘I am honored to see you’, leaving Taft ‘looking deflated’. 1995 Alif 15 115 The film was extremely successful commercially, but coolly received by intellectuals. c. Unabashedly and assuredly, in a context where diffidence and hesitation would be expected; with composed audacity or impudence. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > impudence > [adverb] > shamelessly shamelesslyc897 unshamefastly1382 unshamefullyc1400 unshamelyc1480 shamelessa1541 blushlessly1604 frontlessly1618 brazen-facedly1624 with (an) open face1653 barefacedly1684 brazenly1714 unblushingly1752 coolly1844 blatantly1851 1844 R. W. Emerson Young Amer. in Lect. in Wks. (1906) II. 301 Agricultural chemistry coolly..offering..to turn a sandbank into corn. 1884 Manch. Examiner 4 Dec. 5/1 This essential point was coolly taken for granted. 1896 Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Evening Gaz. 17 Nov. 1/1 The murdered girl's father was on the stand yesterday... Hemphill [sc. the accused] takes little interest in the evidence. He sits coolly in his chair and reads the papers. 1929 J. B. Priestley Good Compan. i. iii. 86 He was coolly walking off with Inigo's whole afternoon. 1948 G. Frost Flying Squad vi. 72 A youngster who was coolly looting the place and throwing the stuff out into the yard. 1990 J. Sutherland Mrs Humphry Ward xxii. 262 Mrs Ward coolly demanded a £10,000 advance for her ‘shorter work’... The sum petrified Reginald Smith. 2. literal. At or with a relatively low temperature; so as to be agreeably cool. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > [adverb] > in a cool condition coolly1581 1581 A. Hall tr. Homer 10 Bks. Iliades v. 96 The open ayre, Which coolly blew right in his face, as he lay dawing there. 1611 T. Coryate Crudities sig. N7 They may walke there very coolely euen at noone. 1633 P. Fletcher Piscatorie Eclogs vii. x. 46 in Purple Island The aire..did coolly glide Through every part. 1727 J. Thomson Summer 33 Thrice Happy He! who..in the gelid Caverns, Woodbine-wrought..Sits cooly calm. 1797 A. Radcliffe Italian I. vi. 158 A path that wound among the rocks, and was cooly overshadowed by thickets of almond trees, figs, broad-leaved myrtle, and ever-green rose bushes. 1821 J. Clare Village Minstrel I. 208 By hedge-side coolly led, Brooks curl o'er their sandy bed. 1880 R. Broughton Second Thoughts II. ii. x. 81 Coolly wrapped in a white peignoir by her window. 1933 Times 8 Sept. 5/4 The wind which blew coolly across the bay. 2006 Austin (Texas) Amer.-Statesman (Nexis) 23 Dec. f12 The coolly sheltered space where trickling water supports native wood ferns. 3. Stylishly, fashionably. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > fashionableness > [adverb] ageta1500 fashionably1629 modishly1665 tonishly1895 funkily1965 trendily1967 groovily1970 coolly1987 1987 Toronto Star 16 Apr. b8/1 Crepe evening suits..also had a coolly contemporary throwaway elegance. 1992 Independent (Nexis) 8 Aug. 30 The coolly designed basement restaurant..has become hugely popular in the few months since it opened. 2004 Jockey Slut Feb. 72/1 An irresistible chunk of thug-funk that manages to simultaneously sound totally fresh and coolly retro. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1580 |
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