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Dictionary: ic·y   (ī') pronunciation
adj., ic·i·er, ic·i·est.
  1. Containing or covered with ice: an icy road.
  2. Bitterly cold; freezing: an icy day. See synonyms at cold.
    1. Resembling ice: icy fingers.
    2. Chilling in manner: an icy stare; icy detachment.
icily ic'i·ly adv.
iciness ic'i·ness n.

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adjective

  1. Very cold: arctic, boreal, freezing, frigid, frosty, gelid, glacial, polar, wintry. Archaic frore. Idioms: bitterbitterlycold. See hot/cold/lukewarm.
  2. Lacking all friendliness and warmth: cold, frigid, frosty, glacial. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude, hot/cold/lukewarm.

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adj

Definition: aloof
Antonyms: friendly, warm

adj

Definition: frozen; slippery when frozen
Antonyms: hot, melted, unfrozen, warm, watery


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Slippery; freezing; Extremely cold; Devoid of warmth and cordiality.

pronunciation Driving is difficult when the roads are icy.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - iset, isglat, iskold, isnende

Nederlands (Dutch)
ijzig, met ijs bedekt

Français (French)
adj. - glacial, glacé, verglacé, (fig) glacial

Deutsch (German)
adj. - vereist, eisig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - παγωμένος, παγερός, ψυχρός, παγετώδης

Italiano (Italian)
gelido, freddo come il ghiaccio

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - gelado

Русский (Russian)
ледяной, холодный, ледниковый, покрытый льдом

Español (Spanish)
adj. - helado, glacial, cubierto de hielo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - iskall (äv. bildl.), isig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
多冰的, 结满冰的, 覆盖着冰的, 冰冷的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 多冰的, 結滿冰的, 覆蓋著冰的, 冰冷的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 얼음의, 얼음이 많은, 쌀쌀한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 氷の, 氷のような, 冷たい, 冷淡な, 凍った

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) جليدي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮קר כקרח, מכוסה קרח‬


 
 
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