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Iciest

Icy \I"cy\, a. [Compar. Icier; superl. Iciest.] [AS.

  1. Pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in, ice; cold; frosty. ``Icy chains.''
    --Shak. ``Icy region.''
    --Boyle. ``Icy seas.''
    --Pope.

  2. Characterized by coldness, as of manner, influence, etc.; chilling; frigid; cold.

    Icy was the deportment with which Philip received these demonstrations of affection.
    --Motley.

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iciest

a. (en-superlativeicy)

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iciest

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icy
  1. adj. devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain; "a frigid greeting"; "got a frosty reception"; "a frozen look on their faces"; "a glacial handshake"; "icy stare"; "wintry smile" [syn: frigid, frosty, frozen, glacial, wintry]

  2. extremely cold; "an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather" [syn: arctic, frigid, gelid, glacial, polar]

  3. covered with or containing or consisting of ice; "icy northern waters"

  4. shiny and slick as with a thin coating of ice; "roads and trees glazed with an icy film"

  5. [also: iciest, icier]

Usage examples of "iciest".

One of them was that the murderers of the Schichau Shipyard worker had taken refuge in the icehouse and had been sitting ever since, eight or nine frozen murderers, in the iciest part of the icehouse.

Grizzled white brows arched over pale blue eyes that were far colder than the iciest loch.