freezing
adjective
(of temperatures) approaching, at, or below the freezing point.
freezingly
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a word derived from
freezing.
Example Sentences
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Neither Ketti Frings's Mr. Sycamore nor Philip Barry's Without Love would probably have rated a bid to the exciting birthday parties of the Guild's youth, when whimsey and small talk were freezingly snubbed.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was freezingly cold, and this job of seeing off a distinguished stranger was not one to be envied, but Lieutenant Dubose performed his part manfully.
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
“Oh, yes, the water is excellent here,” 139 I replied, “and freezingly cold if you put your fingers in it.”
From Mountain Meditations and some subjects of the day and the war by L. (Lizzy) Lind-af-Hageby
It was increased by the well circulated report that Goldberg had tried to remonstrate with the boss and been freezingly turned down.
From The Lash by Olin L. Lyman
However, he choked down his rising rage and said freezingly: "You can go, sir."
From The Soul of Susan Yellam by Horace Annesley Vachell
