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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Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 3 Sep. 2025
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The pair's progenitors engaged in a rendezvous that stripped off the outer layers of proto-Charon to create a disk of icy debris.
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Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 3 Sep. 2025
And while the band's frontman Freddie Mercury only made it into his 40s, the song's question continues to haunt people—especially aging tyrants who fear that the icy hand of death is upon their shoulder and want far more time to ensure both national and personal glory.
—Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 3 Sep. 2025
Joanna Lumley as Grandmama Hester Frump Morticia Addams (Catherine Zeta-Jones) has an icy relationship with her mother, Grandmama Hester.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The pair's progenitors engaged in a rendezvous that stripped off the outer layers of proto-Charon to create a disk of icy debris.
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for icy
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“Icy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/icy. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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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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