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| 1. | [ adjective ] devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain | |
| Synonyms: | frozen frosty glacial wintry frigid | |
| Examples: | "a frigid greeting" "got a frosty reception" "a frozen look on their faces" "a glacial handshake" "icy stare" "wintry smile" |
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| Related terms: | cold | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] covered with or containing or consisting of ice | |
| Examples: | "icy northern waters" |
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| Related terms: | frozen | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] extremely cold | |
| Synonyms: | freezing frigid gelid glacial polar arctic | |
| Examples: | "an arctic climate" "let's get inside I'm freezing" "a frigid day" "gelid waters of the North Atlantic" "glacial winds" "icy hands" "polar weather" |
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| Related terms: | cold | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] shiny and slick as with a thin coating of ice | |
| Examples: | "roads and trees glazed with an icy film" |
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| Related terms: | glazed | |
| Similar spelling: |
icky ic icu ice icc icsh ICAO |
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