Coldly and Formally

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Coldly adverb - In a cold unemotional manner.

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Formally and coldly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Formally" instead an adverb "Coldly".

Nearby Words: cold, coldness

Formally adverb - In a formal manner.

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Coldly and formally are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Coldly" instead an adverb "Formally".

In The King's Speech, when Bertie first meets his daughters after he became King, they do not run to hug him as a father, but coldly and formally curtsy to him.

Source: Every Proper Lady Should Curtsy
After his accession to the throne, it broke his heart that his beloved little girls did not run to hug him as a father, but coldly and formally curtsied to him as a King.

Source: Film / The King's Speech

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