different between icily vs glacially

English

Etymology

From icy +? -ly.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?a?.s?.li/

Adverb

icily (comparative more icily, superlative most icily)

1. In the manner of ice; with a cold or chilling effect.
2. (figuratively) In an uncaring or coolly angry manner.
   • 1943, M. F. K. Fisher, "To Feed Such Hunger", The Gastronomical Me

     […] quite often her husband and Jo did not eat at home, or sat icily silent through a meal.

Synonyms

• (in the manner of ice): coldly
• (in an uncaring manner): aloofly, coldly

Related terms

• ice
• iciness
• icy

Translations

References

• icily in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• icily in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

English

Etymology

From glacial +? -ly.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??le????li/

Adverb

glacially (comparative more glacially, superlative most glacially)

1. (geology) Through glacial action. [from 19th c.]
2. In a (literally or figuratively) icy manner; icily. [from 19th c.]
   • 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin 2003, p. 278:

     ‘Monsieur,’ Louis XV glacially remarked to Choiseul days before the dénouement, ‘I told you that I did not want war.’

3. With the speed of a glacier; very slowly. [from 20th c.]