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icily

[ ahy-suh-lee ]

adverb

  1. in an icy manner:

    I received him icily because of the harsh way he had treated me.



ˈicily

/ ˈaɪsɪlɪ /

adverb

  1. in an icy or reserved manner
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • ici·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of icily1

First recorded in 1840–50; icy + -ly
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Example Sentences

When Alexander finished, the president thanked him and then icily asked if he could do it over again, “but this time in English.”

Just remember who owns the flat,” Princess Margaret told Diana icily, “and who owns yours, too.

At ordinary runway shows, the models icily stare down the audience.

When Chris Wallace asked about Fitzgerald, Cheney icily responded, “I am going to pass on that.”

"Permit my servant to take those cushions which are beneath you," said Don Geronimo icily.

"When Mr. Ruthven Smith took an unwarrantable liberty," Knight finished the sentence icily.

Mr. Grex was icily calm, but there was menace of the most dangerous sort in his look and manner.

“I am sure I beg your pardon, Miss Thurston,” she rejoined icily, before she moved away.

"The time of a Venetian is his best gift to the State," the Capo made answer icily.

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