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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (4)

1. devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain;
- Example: "a frigid greeting"
- Example: "got a frosty reception"
- Example: "a frozen look on their faces"
- Example: "a glacial handshake"
- Example: "icy stare"
- Example: "wintry smile"
[syn: frigid, frosty, frozen, glacial, icy, wintry]

2. extremely cold;
- Example: "an arctic climate"
- Example: "a frigid day"
- Example: "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"
- Example: "glacial winds"
- Example: "icy hands"
- Example: "polar weather"
[syn: arctic, frigid, gelid, glacial, icy, polar]

3. covered with or containing or consisting of ice;
- Example: "icy northern waters"

4. shiny and slick as with a thin coating of ice;
- Example: "roads and trees glazed with an icy film"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Icy \I"cy\, a. [Compar. Icier; superl. Iciest.] [AS.
   [imac]sig. See Ice.]
   1. Pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in, ice; cold;
      frosty. "Icy chains." --Shak. "Icy region." --Boyle. "Icy
      seas." --Pope.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Characterized by coldness, as of manner, influence, etc.;
      chilling; frigid; cold.
      [1913 Webster]

            Icy was the deportment with which Philip received
            these demonstrations of affection.    --Motley.
      [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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, icy, wintry]
    2: extremely cold; "an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid
       waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands";
       "polar weather" [syn: arctic, frigid, gelid, glacial,
       icy, 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"