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ice-cold

American  
[ahys-kohld] / ˈaɪsˈkoʊld /

adjective

  1. cold as ice.

    Her feet were ice-cold.

    Synonyms:
    frozen, icy, freezing, icelike
  2. without warmth of feeling or manner; unemotional; passionless.

    an ice-cold reception.


Etymology

Origin of ice-cold

before 1000; Old English is-calde; unrecorded in Middle English

Example Sentences

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I was on day three of travel-induced “ick,” sitting in an airport Chili’s at 10:30 a.m., eating a cup of enchilada soup with a glass of ice-cold lemon water.

From Salon • Mar. 9, 2026

Her hands and feet were ice-cold, her lips had turned purple and she was struggling to breathe.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

With a lifelong thirst for adventure, his family and friends were less than surprised by his ice-cold exercise, he said.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

A Titanic passenger’s pocket watch sold for an ice-cold $2.3 million at auction.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 24, 2025

Now and then I could hear the lapping slap of the ice-cold water as it swirled its way through the trough.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls