How to spell coolly

Which is correct?

a. Sam was shocked but Emma took it cooly.

b. Sam was shocked but Emma took it coolly.

This is the correct spelling — coolly

Please think this through calmly and coolly.

Go really slowly, that's it, coolly does it.

Coolly is one of the most misspelled words globally. To spell it right you just need to know the adding -ly spelling rule.

cool + ly = coolly < double l

We usually keep the l when adding -ly, which means there's a double l (-lly)

It's similar to really > real + ly = really

final + ly = finally (another commonly misspelled word)

But with words ending in double l we just add 'y' or they'll be 3 l's,

hill + y = hilly

doll + y = dolly

More words ending in -l and adding -ly:

equal + ly = equally

global + ly = globally

formal + ly = formally

wool + ly = woolly

and cool + ly = coolly (remember two l's)

Sentences

They handled the situation very coolly.

She nodded coolly and walked out.

He coolly denied everything.