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icy
CEFRC1
/ˈaɪsi/
adjective
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
Covered with ice or extremely cold.
- 02
adjective
Extra detailCharacterized by coldness of manner; frigid; cold.
Examples
If you're not careful, you might slip and fall on the icy steps.
Jim slipped on the icy road and got hurt.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 5
Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningsCovered with ice, wholly or partially.
Pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice; cold; frosty.
To be wearing an excessive amount of jewelry, especially of the high-quality and expensive kind.
More examples
In contextWith 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.
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.
I wasn't all the way icy. It wasn't like I could just give a girl a baby and forget about them.
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Origin
adjective
From ice + -y; cf. Old English īsiġ.