- 1very cold synonym freezing icy winds/water My feet were icy cold. The door opened and an icy blast of wind swept through the room.
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- 2covered with ice icy roads There will be overnight frost, with the risk of icy patches forming on the roads.
- 3(of a person's voice, manner, etc.) not friendly or kind; showing feelings of dislike or anger My eyes met his icy gaze. see icily
noun [uncountable] Erika had the same iciness as her mother.See icy in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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