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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Icy  \I"cy\,  a.  [Compar.  {Icier};  superl.  {Iciest}.]  [AS. 
  [=i]sig.  See  {Ice}.] 
  1.  Pertaining  to  resembling,  or  abounding  in  ice;  cold; 
  frosty.  ``Icy  chains.''  --Shak.  ``Icy  region.''  --Boyle. 
  ``Icy  seas.''  --Pope. 
 
  2.  Characterized  by  coldness,  as  of  manner,  influence,  etc.; 
  chilling;  frigid;  cold. 
 
  Icy  was  the  deportment  with  which  Philip  received 
  these  demonstrations  of  affection.  --Motley. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  icy 
  adj  1:  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"  [syn: 
  {frigid},  {frosty},  {frozen},  {glacial},  {wintry}] 
  2:  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" 
  [syn:  {arctic},  {freezing},  {frigid},  {gelid},  {glacial}, 
  {polar}] 
  3:  covered  with  or  containing  or  consisting  of  ice;  "icy 
  northern  waters" 
  4:  shiny  and  slick  as  with  a  thin  coating  of  ice;  "roads  and 
  trees  glazed  with  an  icy  film"




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