icy
adjective (COLD) /ˈaɪ.si/Definition
B1 covered in ice: icy roads an icy pavementSnow and iceCold B1 extremely cold: She opened the window and I was hit by an icy blast of air. He fell into the icy waters of the Moscow river. Her skin was icy to the touch.ColdSnow and ice icily /-sɪ.li/ adverb C2 She stared icily at us.Not being friendlyNot saying muchBlunt and direct in speech and behaviourNot showing or feeling emotionsControlling emotions
(Definition of icy adjective (COLD) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- be (as) cold as ice idiom
- be cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey idiom
- bitter adjective (COLD)
- bitterly adverb (COLD)
- brass monkey weather idiom
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- chill noun (COLD)
- chill verb
- cold front noun
- freeze noun (COLD WEATHER)
- frigid adjective (COLD)
- frigid zone noun
- glacial adjective (ICE/COLD)
- ice-cold adjective
- nip noun (COLD)
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