frigidly
In freezing manner
Frigidly means in a cold manner, whether literally or figuratively.
The figurative sense dominates: someone who responds frigidly is distant, unfriendly, or emotionally cold: She frigidly dismissed his apology.
The word suggests deliberate iciness rather than mere indifference.
Without emotional warmth
- distantlyIn a far-off manner
- icilyIn unfriendly manner
- detachedlyIn uninvolved manner
- indifferentlyWithout preference or concern
coolly · impersonally · standoffishly · unapproachably · reservedly · dismissively · curtly · stiffly
Extremely cold manner
- icilyIn unfriendly manner
- frostilyIn an unfriendly manner
- glaciallyAt ice-sheet speed
- bitterlyWith harsh resentment
numbingly · shiveringly · chillingly · bleakly · starkly · rawly · bitingly · piercingly
coldly
Without emotional warmth
- distantlyIn a far-off manner
- icilyIn unfriendly manner
- detachedlyIn uninvolved manner
indifferently · coolly · impersonally · standoffishly · unapproachably · reservedly · dismissively · curtly · stiffly · frostily
freezingly
Extremely cold manner
bitterly · numbingly · shiveringly · chillingly · bleakly · starkly · rawly · bitingly · piercingly · crisply
frigidlywarmly
With affection shown
hotly · swelteringly · tropically · heatedly · torridly