icy
See also: Icy
English
Etymology
ice + -y; compare Old English īsiġ (icy is probably a re-formation from the same roots, though)
Pronunciation
Adjective
icy (comparative icier, superlative iciest)
- Pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice; cold; frosty.
- Covered with ice, wholly or partially.
- Characterized by coldness of manner; frigid; cold.
- 2009, Sharon Kendrick, The Desert Princes Bundle: The Sheikh's English Bride
- Gone was the gleam of desire, and the teasingly provocative remarks, and Alexa realised the truth in the saying that indifference was death. His demeanour was haughty and icy towards her.
- 2009, Sharon Kendrick, The Desert Princes Bundle: The Sheikh's English Bride
- (US, slang) To be wearing an excessive amount of jewelry, especially of the high-quality and expensive kind.
- 2003, “Patiently Waiting”, in Curtis Jackson, Marshall Mathers, Luis Resto, Mike Elizondo (lyrics), Get Rich or Die Tryin', performed by 50 Cent:
- Your bitch's a regular bitch, you're calling her wifey, I fucked her, I feed her fast food, you're keeping her icy.
Related terms
Translations
pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice
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covered with ice
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extremely cold, frigid
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characterized by coldness, as of manner, influence, etc.
References
- “icy”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “icy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Middle French
Adverb
icy
Descendants
- French: ici