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i⋅cy

[ahy-see]
–adjective, i⋅ci⋅er, i⋅ci⋅est.
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.

Origin:
bef. 900; ME isy, OE īsig. See ice, -y 1


4. cold, distant, cool, chilly.
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ic·y   (ī'sē)   
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.

ic'i·ly adv., ic'i·ness n.
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