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icy^¹

/ˈaɪsi/

Rhymes with -aɪsi

Where it comes from

From ice + -y; cf. Old English īsiġ.

adjective icier · iciest · icey · ycie

Pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice; cold; frosty. 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.
Similar: glacial, glacious, wintrified
Covered with ice, wholly or partially. 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.
Similar: frostbound, frosted, icebound, ice-covered, iced-over, rimed · Opposite: ice-free
Characterized by coldness of manner; frigid; cold. I wasn't all the way icy. It wasn't like I could just give a girl a baby and forget about them.
Similar: harsh, uncaring, brutal, callous, cold, insensate, hardhanded, cold-eyed, cruel, dour, thick-skinned, flint-hearted
US, slang To be wearing an excessive amount of jewelry, especially of the high-quality and expensive kind. Your bitch's a regular bitch, you're calling her wifey, I fucked her, I feed her fast food, you're keeping her icy.
Similar: bejeweled

Icy^²

proper noun

A female given name.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: freezing, frozen, gelid, frosty, frigid, cold, wintry, glacial, shiny, polar, arctic, glazed, ice-cold, frosted, chilling, chilly

Translations

Every language

adj pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice

Español	helado
Português	gélido
Français	glacé, glacial
Deutsch	eisig, Eis-
Русский	ледяно́й ledjanój, ледо́вый ledóvyj
العربية	جَلِيدِيّ jalīdiyy

adj covered with ice

Español	cubierto de hielo
Português	congelado
Français	glacé
Deutsch	eisig
Русский	ледяно́й ledjanój, обледене́лый obledenélyj, заледене́вший zaledenévšij, обледене́вший obledenévšij
العربية	جَلِيدِيّ jalīdiyy

adj extremely cold, frigid

Français	gelé
Русский	ледяно́й ledjanój, моро́зный moróznyj

adj characterized by coldness, as of manner, influence, etc.

Português	gélido
Русский	ледяно́й ledjanój, холо́дный xolódnyj

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@misc{icy_2026,
  title = {icy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/icy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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