icier; iciest
1
a
: covered with, abounding in, or consisting of ice
b
: intensely cold
Examples of icy in a Sentence
an icy drink that was especially refreshing on that hot afternoon
she wondered why the salesclerk at the boutique had given her an icy glare
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Kymora Johnson buried an icy 3 and broke a late tie.
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
Twenty-year-old Maksym Yevsiukov makes his way up the icy sidewalk under the drone nets.
—Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 17 Mar. 2026
Ever since Pluto was infamously stripped of its planetary status two decades ago, debate has raged for years over the distant icy world – half the size of the United States – and just what sort of cosmic body it should be classified as.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
Twenty-year-old Maksym Yevsiukov makes his way up the icy sidewalk under the drone nets.
—Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 17 Mar. 2026
Ever since Pluto was infamously stripped of its planetary status two decades ago, debate has raged for years over the distant icy world – half the size of the United States – and just what sort of cosmic body it should be classified as.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
Castaneda said what looks like wetness on the roads can actually be slick, icy patches — especially on bridges, overpasses, intersections and ramps.
—Madeline King, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
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“Icy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/icy. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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icy
adjective
icier; iciest
1
a
: covered with, full of, or consisting of ice
b
: very cold
icy weather
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