icy

Universal Words adjective 1 very cold: icy winds / water * My feet were icy cold. * The door opened and an icy blast of wind swept through the room. 2 covered with ice: icy roads * There will be overnight frost, with the risk of icy patches forming on the roads. 3 (of a person's voice, manner, etc.) not friendly or kind; showing feelings of dislike or anger: My eyes met his icy gaze. seealsoICILY iciness noun [U]: Erika had the same iciness as her mother.