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# coldly

adverb (coldly)

«coldly» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

In an unfriendly way, without warmth or kindness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coldly/#m1)

### In the lessons

In stories it shows a character who is unkind, angry or distant ("she looked at him coldly"). It tells the reader about feelings, not temperature. Phrases: "replied coldly", "stared coldly", "coldly polite".

### Examples

- "I don't need your help," she said coldly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coldly/#x1)
- The guard stared coldly at the visitors. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coldly/#x2)
- He coldly ignored my wave. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coldly/#x3)
- The queen smiled coldly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coldly/#x4)
- The shopkeeper answered coldly and turned away. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coldly/#x5)
- “Father, I am waiting,” said Michael coldly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coldly/#x6)

### Note

Adverb from "cold". It almost always describes behaviour, not the weather; to talk about weather say "it was very cold".

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «coldly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coldly/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«coldly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/coldly.html) on Mova free.