icy
22
3.3
- adjective
- /ˈaɪsi/
:
frío
- But under that gristle and icy exterior, does a warm heart beat?
And then when there is contact again, that icy grief dagger comes right back at you.
- And then when there is contact again, that icy grief dagger comes right back at you.
- But Madonna, I felt has an icy quality to her.
- So tell us what happened at that point when you started to feel the chilly, icy hand of authoritarianism on your shoulder.
- How else to match her with that icy cold woman torturing prisoners outside Natha Log?
- Until next time, the icy girl loves y'all, and then I'm out.
Examples
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Ily pushed back in her chair, an icy anger building in her breast.
Fiction book (1992) -
And then when there is contact again, that icy grief dagger comes right back at you.
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There's something really icy happening between you two.
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She gave me an icy look and turned away.
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Before my icy, remote state of mind faded, I said, "Stay away from me."
Fiction book (1995) -
Biden could be detached, even icy when confronted with the prospect of human suffering.
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Only Myrna remained the same: icy, arrogant, and certain of getting her own way.
Fiction book (1991) -
Gina looked at me sharply, but her reply was icy and swift.
Fiction book (1994) -
Hamilton had an icy, sarcastic manner which his staff regarded with intense apprehension.
Fiction book (1991) -
She gave me an icy look that made it clear she was displeased.
Synonyms
883
4.4
Unfriendly and distant in feeling or action
16
3.5
Not friendly or warm toward other people
9
3.6
Unfriendly and showing little warmth towards other people
8
5.2
Not friendly or warm in how someone acts
7
6.5
Showing no feeling or sympathy
4
7.5
Very cold and unfriendly in the way someone behaves or looks
4
7.2
Not showing any feeling or kindness to others
4
6.0
Showing no care or sympathy for other people
1
4.1
Very cold with no warmth left
1
5.1
Not friendly and showing little warmth toward others
Very low in temperature and clearly unfriendly
Showing no warmth or feeling
Acting kind but not showing real care
Not warm or friendly in manner
Antonyms
How Friendly
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Icy originally comes from ice and the ending -y meaning 'like', so calling a look or tone 'icy' is a simple metaphor: it feels 'cold' and unfriendly, just like the chill of ice.