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freezingly

freezingly

5.3
In a very cold way that makes you shiver
  • adverb
  • /ˈfrizɪŋli/
translation icon : congeladamente
  • The mountain air was freezingly cold even in the blazing sun of midday.

Examples

  • She stepped outside into the freezingly cold air.

  • The mountain air was freezingly cold even in the middle of summer.

  • She shivered as the freezingly wet rain soaked through her coat.

  • We waited freezingly at the bus stop as the wind howled around us.

  • The wind blew freezingly across the open field.

  • The wind blew freezingly across the frozen lake, making us shiver.

  • She stepped outside into the freezingly cold air, instantly regretting her decision.

Synonyms

chillingly
vsfreezingly
3 6.3

In a way that makes you feel afraid or very uncomfortable

describes actual extreme physical cold that causes a strong cold feeling
frigidly
vsfreezingly
1 6.8

In a cold, unfriendly way that shows no feeling

means very low physical temperature rather than emotional coldness

Antonyms

warmly
39 1.0

In a kind, friendly, and enthusiastic way

Compounds

freezingly polite
8.7

Very formal and cold in a way that makes people feel unwelcome

Surface Forms

freezingly positive

Morphology

freezingly = freezing (transparent) = freezing + ly

The word is transparently derived from 'freezing' with the adverbial suffix '-ly'.

Etymology

Freezingly comes from the common verb freeze, from an old English word that meant 'to become very cold'. So freezingly means 'in a way that makes you freeze', used for air or weather that feels extremely cold.