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Definitions for: Icy
[adj] covered with or containing or consisting of ice; "icy northern waters"
[adj] shiny and slick as with a thin coating of ice; "roads and trees glazed with an icy film"
[adj] extremely cold; "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"
[adj] devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain; "a frigid greeting"; "got a frosty reception"; "a frozen look on their faces"; "a glacial handshake"; "icy stare"; "wintry smile"
Webster (1913) Definition: I"cy, a. [Compar. Icier; superl. Iciest.] [AS.
[=i]sig. See Ice.]
1. Pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in, ice; cold;
frosty. ``Icy chains.'' --Shak. ``Icy region.'' --Boyle.
``Icy seas.'' --Pope.
2. Characterized by coldness, as of manner, influence, etc.;
chilling; frigid; cold.
Icy was the deportment with which Philip received
these demonstrations of affection. --Motley.
Synonyms: arctic, cold, freezing, frigid, frosty, frozen, gelid, glacial, glazed, polar, shiny, wintry
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