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Meaning of COOLLY

Pronunciation:  koollee

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adv]  in a composed and unconcerned manner; "without more ado Barker borrowed a knife from his brigade Major and honed it on a carborundum stone as coolly as a butcher"
 
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 Synonyms: nervelessly, nonchalantly
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Cool"ly\, a.
    Coolish; cool. [Obs.] --Spenser.
    
  2. \Cool"ly\, adv.
    In a cool manner; without heat or excessive cold; without
    passion or ardor; calmly; deliberately; with indifference;
    impudently.
    
 

 

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