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.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is icy a noun, verb, or something else?
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