icy
See also: Icy
English
Etymology
ice + -y; compare Old English īsiġ (icy is probably a re-formation from the same roots, though)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaɪsi/
Audio (US) (file)
Adjective
icy (comparative icier, superlative iciest)
- Pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice; cold; frosty.
- Covered with ice, wholly or partially.
- Characterized by coldness of manner; frigid; cold.
- 2009, Sharon Kendrick, The Desert Princes Bundle: The Sheikh's English Bride
- 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.
- 2009, Sharon Kendrick, The Desert Princes Bundle: The Sheikh's English Bride
- (US, slang) To be wearing an excessive amount of jewelry, especially of the high-quality and expensive kind.
- 2003, Curtis Jackson, Marshall Mathers, Luis Resto, Mike Elizondo (lyrics), “Patiently Waiting”, in Get Rich or Die Tryin', performed by 50 Cent:
- Your bitch's a regular bitch, you're calling her wifey, I fucked her, I feed her fast food, you're keeping her icy.
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Translations
pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice
covered with ice
References
- icy in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- icy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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