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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Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 13 Nov. 2025
From flaming surfaces to raging storms, and colossal cliffs to icy fissures, each of these locations has a unique hazard.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 13 Nov. 2025
There are sharp, icy scents that smell like a brisk walk in the snow, whether that’s in the mountains of Hokkaido or a forest in the Adirondacks.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 11 Nov. 2025
Helga looks down at Jens and the horses, all three nearly unrecognisable, white and icy.
—Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 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 17 Nov. 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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