icy

  • 21icy — ic|y [ aısi ] adjective * 1. ) very cold, in an unpleasant way: An icy wind cut across the plains. He fell into the icy cold water. 2. ) covered with ice: Icy roads caused several minor accidents yesterday. 3. ) showing that you do not like… …

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  • 22icy — /uy see/, adj., icier, iciest. 1. made of, full of, or covered with ice: icy roads. 2. resembling ice. 3. cold: icy winds. 4. without warmth of feeling; coldly unfriendly; frigid: an icy stare. [bef. 900; ME isy, OE isig. See ICE, Y1] Syn. 4.… …

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  • 23icy — adjective 1) icy roads Syn: frozen, frozen over, iced over, frosty, frosted, ice bound, ice covered, iced up; slippery; literary rimy 2) an icy wind Syn: freezing, cold, chill …

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  • 24icy — adjective 1) icy roads Syn: iced (over), frozen, frosty, slippery, treacherous; literary rimy 2) an icy wind Syn: freezing, chill, biting, bitter, raw, arctic …

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  • 25icy — /ˈaɪsi / (say uysee) adjective (icier, iciest) 1. made of or covered with ice. 2. resembling ice. 3. cold: icy wind. 4. slippery: icy road. 5. without warmth of feeling; frigid: an icy stare. {late Middle English isy, Old English īsig. See ice,… …

  • 26icy — adjective (icier; est) Date: before 12th century 1. a. covered with, abounding in, or consisting of ice b. intensely cold 2. characterized by coldness ; frigid < an icy stare >; also steely < …

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  • 27icy — glazed glazed (gl[=a]zd) adj. 1. Same as {glassed}. Syn: glassed. [WordNet 1.5] 2. Having a shiny surface or coating; as, glazed fabrics; glazed doughnuts. [Narrower terms: {glassy, vitreous, vitrified}; {glossy, calendered}; {icy ; {glac[ e]}]&#8230; …

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  • 28icy — adj. Icy is used with these nouns: ↑blast, ↑blue, ↑calm, ↑chill, ↑coldness, ↑contempt, ↑draught, ↑exterior, ↑finger, ↑gaze, ↑glare, ↑grip, ↑ …

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  • 29icy — Synonyms and related words: Olympian, Siberian, affectless, algid, aloof, anesthetized, arctic, autistic, backward, bashful, below zero, biting, bitter, bitterly cold, blank, blast frozen, bleak, blunt, boreal, brisk, brumal, catatonic, chill,&#8230; …

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  • 30icy — [ˈaɪsi] adj 1) very cold, in an unpleasant way 2) covered with ice 3) showing that you do not like someone and do not want to be friendly with them an icy stare[/ex] …

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