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1. WordNet® 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"

2. 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]

Thesaurus Results for icy:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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