icy

[ ahy-see ]
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adjective,i·ci·er, i·ci·est.
  1. made of, full of, or covered with ice: icy roads.

  2. resembling ice.

  1. cold: icy winds.

  2. without warmth of feeling; coldly unfriendly; frigid: an icy stare.

Origin of icy

1
before 900; Middle English isy,Old English īsig.See ice, -y1

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British Dictionary definitions for icy

icy

/ (ˈaɪsɪ) /


adjectiveicier or iciest
  1. made of, covered with, or containing ice

  2. resembling ice

  1. freezing or very cold

  2. cold or reserved in manner; aloof

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