icy
/ˈaɪsi/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.54 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice; cold; frosty.
adj
Characterized by coldness of manner; frigid; cold.
adj
To be wearing an excessive amount of jewelry, especially of the high-quality and expensive kind.
American usage; Slang
name
A female given name.
Example Sentences
- "To go through this experience in bitter winter weather and stumble along the line in the pitch darkness at 6 o'clock in the morning, into an icy-cold foundry, as was the writer's experience, was not too good."
- "With milke-white Hartes vpon an Iuorie ſled, Thou ſhalt be drawen amidſt the froſen Pooles, And ſcale the yſie mountaines lofty tops: Which with thy beautie will be soone reſolu’d."
- "Antarctica is the coldest, iciest place on Earth, which makes the recent warming event particularly worrying for many scientists."
- "Morning commuters in parts of Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas discovered slick sidewalks and icy roadways Monday."
- "I wasn't all the way icy. It wasn't like I could just give a girl a baby and forget about them."
- "Gone was the gleam of desire, and the teasingly provocative remarks, and Alexa realised the truth in the saying that indifference was death. His demeanour was haughty and icy towards her."
Etymology
From ice + -y; cf. Old English īsiġ.