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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Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2026
The fridge has a light-diffusing reeded glass door and comes in eight colors including cream, yellow, graphite, and icy or electric blue.
—Emily Saladino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Apr. 2026
All that persists where the disks once were are the surviving planets and moons, plus any asteroids and icy objects, often found in belts and clouds, that remain.
—Big Think, 17 Apr. 2026
Earlier this week, ahead of the Toronto explosion, Drake’s courtside Raptors seats were turned into an icy promo display in another, more overt, album teaser.
—Karen Bliss, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026
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 23 Apr. 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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