icy
pronunciation
How to pronounce icy in British English:
UK [ˈaɪsi]
How to pronounce icy in American English:
US [ˈaɪsi]
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- Adjective:
- devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
- extremely cold
- covered with or containing or consisting of ice
- shiny and slick as with a thin coating of ice
Word Origin
- icy (adj.)
- Old English isig; see ice (n.) + -y (2). Modern use is said to be a late Middle English re-formation. Figurative use from 1590s. Related: Icily; iciness.
Antonym
Example
- 1. They were forcing her head under the icy waters , drowning her .
- 2. Prejudice against north koreans and icy stares were other obstacles that were hard to cope with .
- 3. The opposite hemisphere would sunk into permanent , icy darkness , and the land would resemble frozen tundra .
- 4. It explained the cries she 'd heard two nights ago , icy shrieks in the rain , like a woman 's screaming .
- 5. N 2005 , an international team of astronomers discovered that dying red giant stars could act like a defibrillator and bring icy planets back from the dead .