Hypertext Webster Gateway: "icy"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Icy \I"cy\, a. [Compar. {Icier}; superl. {Iciest}.] [AS.
[=i]sig. See {Ice}.]
1. Pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in, ice; cold;
frosty. ``Icy chains.'' --Shak. ``Icy region.'' --Boyle.
``Icy seas.'' --Pope.
2. Characterized by coldness, as of manner, influence, etc.;
chilling; frigid; cold.
Icy was the deportment with which Philip received
these demonstrations of affection. --Motley.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
icy
adj 1: devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of
unfriendliness or disdain; "a frigid greeting"; "got a
frosty reception"; "a frozen look on their faces"; "a
glacial handshake"; "icy stare"; "wintry smile" [syn:
{frigid}, {frosty}, {frozen}, {glacial}, {wintry}]
2: extremely cold; "an arctic climate"; "let's get inside; I'm
freezing"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North
Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather"
[syn: {arctic}, {freezing}, {frigid}, {gelid}, {glacial},
{polar}]
3: covered with or containing or consisting of ice; "icy
northern waters"
4: shiny and slick as with a thin coating of ice; "roads and
trees glazed with an icy film"
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