icy

[ ahy-see ]

adjective

, i·ci·er, i·ci·est.

1. made of, full of, or covered with ice:

   icy roads.

2. resembling ice.
3. cold:

   icy winds.

4. without warmth of feeling; coldly unfriendly; frigid:

   an icy stare.

   Synonyms: chilly, cool, distant, cold

icy

/ ˈaɪsɪ /

adjective

1. made of, covered with, or containing ice
2. resembling ice
3. freezing or very cold
4. cold or reserved in manner; aloof

Word History and Origins

Origin of icy¹

before 900; Middle English isy, Old English īsig. See ice, -y ¹

Example Sentences

It has been nearly 40 years since Voyager 2 last flew past the icy world and its moons.

From BBC

Are there celebrities to be found on these icy manicured streets?

From Los Angeles Times

Nearly as illuminating as the interview are the letters, diary entries and other materials from Stewart shared from her personal archive, which capture the fiery emotion roiling beneath her icy facade.

From Los Angeles Times

Gen. Ken Paxton ever told her personally she couldn’t receive an abortion, Dennard, icy cool, returns the jab with a deadpan, “You know, I never thought to ask him.”

From Los Angeles Times

A video posted on social media last week showed passengers draped in woollens, walking down the icy ladder of an Air India plane into the frigid air of Iqaluit, a remote city in Canada.

From BBC

Related Words

• cold
• distant
• forbidding
• frigid
• frosty
• glacial
• steely
• stony