coolly

1. 1.

   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”

   Synonymsnervelesslynonchalantly

Questions about coolly

What does coolly mean?

coolly means "in a composed and unconcerned manner".

How many syllables are in coolly?

coolly has 2 syllables: cool-ly. The stress falls on "cool". In IPA it is /ˈkuli/.

What is another word for coolly?

Close synonyms include nervelessly, nonchalantly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is coolly a common word?