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Definition of coldly adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

coldly

adverb

/ˈkəʊldli/

/ˈkəʊldli/

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without any emotion or warm feelings; in a way that is unfriendly
- to stare/smile/reply coldly
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Coldly is used with these adjectives:
calculating
impersonal
Coldly is used with these verbs:
answer
ask
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