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icy

[ahy-see] / ˈaɪ si /
ADJECTIVE
frozen; slippery when frozen
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chilly cold freezing frigid frosty glacial polar raw
WEAK
algific antarctic arctic biting bitter chill chilled to the bone chilling frigorific frost-bound frozen over gelid glaring iced refrigerated rimy shivering shivery sleeted smooth as glass
Antonyms
STRONGEST
heated hot warm
WEAK
unfrozen watery
ADJECTIVE
aloof
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cold distant forbidding frigid frosty glacial steely stony
WEAK
chill emotionless hostile indifferent unemotional unfriendly unwelcoming
Antonyms
STRONGEST
amicable friendly hot sympathetic warm

Example Sentences

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IKATEQ, Greenland—Deep in a remote fjord in Greenland, hundreds of rusty fuel drums known locally as “American flowers” litter the icy wilderness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

With her sharp features, geometric haircut and form-fitting black ensembles, she’s a Bond villain minus the martial arts skills — icy but with a flicker of feeling, which makes her interesting.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

It rotates on its side, has an irregular magnetic field, and is surrounded by moons that may contain subsurface oceans beneath icy crusts.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

New Zealand also said it would buy extra-long-range Airbus A321s, which will be able to fly a round trip to Antarctica without landing—a key capability if icy conditions make landing there impossible.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

An icy wind whipped past me, almost taking my hat before I could smash it more securely onto my head.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

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