Associations to the word «Coolly»

Wiktionary

COOLLY, adverb. In a cool, unpanicked or collected manner.
COOLLY, adjective. (obsolete) coolish; somewhat cool

Dictionary definition

COOLLY, adverb. 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".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats