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Meaning of icy

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [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}, {icy}, {wintry}]
      2: extremely cold; "an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid
         waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands";
         "polar weather" [syn: {arctic}, {frigid}, {gelid}, {glacial},
         {icy}, {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"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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