What's the difference between aloofly and icily?

Aloofly


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Icily


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  • (adv.) In an icy manner; coldly.

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  • (1) Aung San Suu Kyi's upbringing was pure south Asian elite and this shows, at least in her icily correct interactions at the press conferences and functions she is now having to attend.
  • (2) Solomon replied icily, "I don't think it's your job to question my domestic arrangement.
  • (3) It is an unpleasantly humid day in the Hell's Kitchen neighbourhood of Manhattan, but icily air-conditioned in the studios where Oliver writes and records most of his material.
  • (4) "Nick Clegg," he says icily, "is a betrayal of the Liberal tradition.
  • (5) "Well no one knows who said it," Heseltine demurs, but I'm not sure how convincingly, because moments later he adds icily, "I think he was very lucky that he had a father that could afford to buy his.
  • (6) In parting she replies, icily and unanswerably, “I am gonna kill your play.” This critic’s name is Tabitha, as in the witch..
  • (7) Cook has shown an entirely new side of himself in the past three years – no longer just the icily efficient backroom manager but a man who embraces his employees when he sees them, talks passionately about his political beliefs, puts his money where his mouth is and understands how the power of his position can effect change.

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