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icy

English

Alternative forms

  • icey (rare)
  • ycie (obsolete)

Etymology

ice +? -y; cf. Old English ?si?.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?a?si/

Adjective

icy (comparative icier, superlative iciest)

  1. Pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice; cold; frosty.
  2. Covered with ice, wholly or partially.
  3. Characterized by coldness of manner; frigid; cold.
    • 2009, Sharon Kendrick, The Desert Princes Bundle: The Sheikh's English Bride
      Gone was the gleam of desire, and the teasingly provocative remarks, and Alexa realised the truth in the saying that indifference was death. His demeanour was haughty and icy towards her.
  4. (US, slang) To be wearing an excessive amount of jewelry, especially of the high-quality and expensive kind.

Related terms

  • icily
  • iciness

Translations


References

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

Anagrams

  • CyI

Middle French

Adverb

icy

  1. here

Descendants

  • French: ici

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frostbitten

English

Etymology

frost +? bitten

Adjective

frostbitten

  1. Affected by frostbite.
    His frostbitten toes would not recover.

Translations

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