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icy definition
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Grep of noun icy council on environmental policy defence policy defense policy economic policy fiscal policy floating policy foreign policy insurance policy national trading policy open-door policy policy scorched-earth policy social policy tax policy theodicy trade policy Overview of adj icy The adj icy has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (2) frigid, frosty, frozen, glacial, icy, wintry -- (devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain; "a frigid greeting"; "got a frosty reception"; "a frozen look on their faces"; "a glacial handshake"; "icy stare"; "wintry smile") 2. (1) arctic, freezing, frigid, gelid, glacial, icy, polar -- (extremely cold; "an arctic climate"; "let's get inside; I'm freezing"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather") 3. (1) icy -- (covered with or containing or consisting of ice; "icy northern waters") 4. icy -- (shiny and slick as with a thin coating of ice; "roads and trees glazed with an icy film") Antonyms of adj icy 4 senses of icy Sense 1 frigid, frosty, frozen, glacial, icy, wintry INDIRECT (VIA cold) -> hot Sense 2 arctic, freezing, frigid, gelid, glacial, icy, polar INDIRECT (VIA cold) -> hot Sense 3 icy INDIRECT (VIA frozen) -> unfrozen Sense 4 icy INDIRECT (VIA glazed) -> unglazed Similarity of adj icy 4 senses of icy Sense 1 frigid, frosty, frozen, glacial, icy, wintry => cold (vs. hot) Sense 2 arctic, freezing, frigid, gelid, glacial, icy, polar => cold (vs. hot) Sense 3 icy => frozen (vs. unfrozen) Sense 4 icy => glazed (vs. unglazed), shiny Attributes of adj icy Familiarity of adj icy icy used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Grep of adj icy icy juicy pricy spicy Overview of adj icy The adj icy has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (2) frigid, frosty, frozen, glacial, icy, wintry -- (devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain; "a frigid greeting"; "got a frosty reception"; "a frozen look on their faces"; "a glacial handshake"; "icy stare"; "wintry smile") 2. (1) arctic, freezing, frigid, gelid, glacial, icy, polar -- (extremely cold; "an arctic climate"; "let's get inside; I'm freezing"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather") 3. (1) icy -- (covered with or containing or consisting of ice; "icy northern waters") 4. icy -- (shiny and slick as with a thin coating of ice; "roads and trees glazed with an icy film")
icy definition
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