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icy en · ADJ

Pronunciation

/ˈaɪsi/
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Etymology

From ice + -y; cf. Old English īsiġ.

Meanings

Pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice; cold; frosty.
- To go through this experience in bitter winter weather and stumble along the line in the pitch darkness at 6 o'clock in the morning, into an icy-cold foundry, as was the writer's experience, was not too good. 1944 November and December, A Former Pupil, “Some Memories of Crewe Works—II”, in Railway Magazine, page 342:
Covered with ice, wholly or partially.
- With milke-white Hartes vpon an Iuorie ſled, Thou ſhalt be drawen amidſt the froſen Pooles, And ſcale the yſie mountaines lofty tops: Which with thy beautie will be soone reſolu’d. c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act I, scene ii:
- Antarctica is the coldest, iciest place on Earth, which makes the recent warming event particularly worrying for many scientists. 2022 March 25, Rachel Ramirez and Hafsa Khalil, “Antarctic ice shelf nearly the size of Los Angeles collapsed as temperatures soared to 40 above normal”, in CNN:
- Morning commuters in parts of Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas discovered slick sidewalks and icy roadways Monday. 2024 January 21, Elizabeth Wolfe, Robert Shackelford and Mary Gilbert, “Icy conditions make for hazardous travel across central US, but warmer air is on the horizon”, in CNN:
Characterized by coldness of manner; frigid; cold.
- I wasn't all the way icy. It wasn't like I could just give a girl a baby and forget about them. 2006, Noire [pseudonym], Thug-A-Licious: An Urban Erotic Tale, New York, N.Y.: One World, Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 206:
- Gone was the gleam of desire, and the teasingly provocative remarks, and Alexa realised the truth in the saying that indifference was death. His demeanour was haughty and icy towards her. 2009, Sharon Kendrick, The Desert Princes Bundle: The Sheikh's English Bride:
- Costello said the official visits were opportunities to pull Western allies closer, or to try to thaw icier relationships. 2020 April 22, Kate Bennett and Christopher Hickey, “How a canceled state dinner highlights a fading White House tradition”, in CNN:
(US, slang) To be wearing an excessive amount of jewelry, especially of the high-quality and expensive kind.
- Your bitch's a regular bitch, you're calling her wifey, I fucked her, I feed her fast food, you're keeping her icy. 2003, “Patiently Waiting”, in Curtis Jackson, Marshall Mathers, Luis Resto, Mike Elizondo (lyrics), Get Rich or Die Tryin', performed by 50 Cent:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
iciest	Degree=Sup		lexicographic
icier	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic
icey		alternative, rare	lexicographic
ycie		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic

Translations (98)

io glacia (covered with ice) · af ysig (extremely cold, frigid) · be абледзяне́лы (covered with ice) · pt gélido (characterized by coldness, as of manner, influence, etc.) · eo glacia (covered with ice) · fa یخی (pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice) · fr gelé (extremely cold, frigid) · pdt iesich (pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice) · nb isbelagt (covered with ice) · la glaciālis (covered with ice) · pdt iesich (covered with ice) · fi jäinen (covered with ice) · be лёдавы (pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice) · de eisig (covered with ice) · vo gladik (pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice) · uk льодови́й (pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice) · ka ყინულოვანი (pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice) · be лядо́вы (pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice) · ru заледене́вший (covered with ice) · uk обледені́лий (covered with ice) · sk ľadový (pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice) · pl lodowy (pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice) · be ледзяны́ (covered with ice) · fi jääpeitteinen (covered with ice) · io glaciala (pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice) · ru холо́дный (characterized by coldness, as of manner, influence, etc.) · gd reòta (pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice) · pt congelado (covered with ice) · nl ijskoud (characterized by coldness, as of manner, influence, etc.) · ga sioctha (extremely cold, frigid) · sl leden (pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice) · la glaciālis (pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice) · uk льодяни́й (covered with ice) · ga préachta (extremely cold, frigid) · de eisig (pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice) · gd reòta (covered with ice) · af ysig (pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice) · bg заледе́н (covered with ice) · io glaciatra (covered with ice) · pl lodowaty (pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice) · ru обледене́лый (covered with ice) · es cubierto de hielo (covered with ice) · ka მოლიპული (covered with ice) · ar جَلِيدِيّ (covered with ice) · pt gélido (pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice) · ru ледяно́й (extremely cold, frigid) · ru моро́зный (extremely cold, frigid) · de Eis- (pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice) · be ледзяны́ (pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice) · izh jääkäs (covered with ice) · eo glacia (pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice) · nn isete (pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice) · ka გადაყინული (covered with ice) · nb isnende (characterized by coldness, as of manner, influence, etc.) · fi jäinen (pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice) · cjs мустуғ (pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice) · ga reoite (covered with ice) · es helado (pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice) · hu jeges (extremely cold, frigid) · ru ледо́вый (pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice) · tl mayelo (covered with ice) · sh ле̏дан (pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice) · ka ყინულიანი (pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice) · io glacia (pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice) · fi jääkylmä (characterized by coldness, as of manner, influence, etc.) · fi jäätävä (characterized by coldness, as of manner, influence, etc.) · pl lodowaty (extremely cold, frigid) · bg ле́ден (pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice) · mk леден (pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice) · ka გაყინული (covered with ice) · mi mātaratara (extremely cold, frigid) · nl ijzig (pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice) · cs zledovatělý (covered with ice) · cs ledový (pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice) · izh jääkäs (pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice) · uk льодяни́й (pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice) · ar جَلِيدِيّ (pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice) · sv isig (pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice) · fr glacial (pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice) · nb islagt (covered with ice) · ga oighreata (covered with ice) · ru ледяно́й (covered with ice) · cs mrazivý (pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice) · io glaciala (covered with ice) · ru ледяно́й (pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice) · bg мразови́т (extremely cold, frigid) · io glaciatra (pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice) · ru ледяно́й (characterized by coldness, as of manner, influence, etc.) · fr glacé (pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice) · cs ledový (characterized by coldness, as of manner, influence, etc.) · tr buzlu (covered with ice) · fr glacé (covered with ice) · la gelidus (extremely cold, frigid) · sh lȅdan (pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice) · be ледзяны́ (extremely cold, frigid) · bg студе́н (characterized by coldness, as of manner, influence, etc.) · ru обледене́вший (covered with ice) · uk крижани́й (pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice)

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