Meaning & use
cooly
A rare variant spelling of coolly, meaning in a calm, composed, or unfriendly manner.
See it in a sentence
She cooly informed the reporters that she had no further comment.
He nodded cooly and walked away without raising his voice.
A note on using this word
Most style guides prefer the standard spelling coolly; cooly appears occasionally in informal writing but is generally considered nonstandard.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
warmly
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