icy

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adjective

1. devoid of warmth and cordiality;
expressive of unfriendliness or disdain (Freq. 2)
- a frigid greeting
- got a frosty reception
- a frozen look on their faces
- a glacial handshake
- icy stare
- wintry smile
• Syn:
frigid, frosty, frozen, glacial, wintry
• Similar to:
cold
• Derivationally related forms:
iciness, frigidness (for: frigid), frigidity (for: frigid)
2. extremely cold (Freq. 1)
- an arctic climate
- a frigid day
- gelid waters of the North Atlantic
- glacial winds
- icy hands
- polar weather
• Syn:
arctic, frigid, gelid, glacial, polar
• Similar to:
cold
• Derivationally related forms:
gelidity (for: gelid)
3. covered with or containing or consisting of ice (Freq. 1)
- icy northern waters
• Similar to:
frozen
• Derivationally related forms:
ice, iciness
4. shiny and slick as with a thin coating of ice
- roads and trees glazed with an icy film
• Similar to:
glazed, shiny
• Derivationally related forms:
iciness

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  arctic, frigid, gelid, glacial, polar, frosty, frozen, wintry