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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

I'CY, a. [from ice.] Abounding with ice; as the icy regions of the north.
1. Cold; frosty; as icy chains.
2. Made of ice.
3. Resembling ice; chilling.
Religion lays not an icy hand on the true joys of life.
4. Cold; frigid; destitute of affection or passion.
5. Indifferent; unaffected; backward.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain; "a frigid greeting"; "got a frosty reception"; "a frozen look on their faces"; "a glacial handshake"; "icy stare"; "wintry smile" [syn: frigid, frosty, frozen, glacial, icy, wintry]
2: extremely cold; "an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather" [syn: arctic, frigid, gelid, glacial, icy, polar]
3: covered with or containing or consisting of ice; "icy northern waters"
4: shiny and slick as with a thin coating of ice; "roads and trees glazed with an icy film"

Merriam Webster's

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 <icy nerves> • icily adverb • iciness noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. (icier, iciest) 1 very cold. 2 covered with or abounding in ice. 3 (of a tone or manner) unfriendly, hostile (an icy stare). Derivatives: icily adv. iciness n.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Icy I"cy, a. [Compar. Icier; superl. Iciest.] [AS. [=i]sig. See Ice.] 1. Pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in, ice; cold; frosty. ``Icy chains.'' --Shak. ``Icy region.'' --Boyle. ``Icy seas.'' --Pope. 2. Characterized by coldness, as of manner, influence, etc.; chilling; frigid; cold. Icy was the deportment with which Philip received these demonstrations of affection. --Motley.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(icier, iciest) 1. If you describe something as icy or icy cold, you mean that it is extremely cold. An icy wind blew hard across the open spaces... ADJ 2. An icy road has ice on it. ADJ 3. If you describe a person or their behaviour as icy, you mean that they are not affectionate or friendly, and they show their dislike or anger in a quiet, controlled way. His response was icy. = cold, frosty ? warm ADJ [disapproval] • icily 'Have you finished?' he asked icily... ADV: ADV after v, ADV adj

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. 1. Glacial. 2. Cold, chilling, frosty, intensely cold. 3. Frigid, indifferent, cold-hearted.

Moby Thesaurus

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