icily

Adverb

Meaning

In an icy manner; coldly.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

coldly aloofly strictly abruptly distantly chilly acutely indifferently coolly sternly grimly drily severely starkly crisply
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Antonyms

easily actively instantly lightly gently happily
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Related terms

ice icy iciness

Examples

In that shrinking moment he discovered that he had never hated anyone until now. It was a feeling as pure as love, but dispassionate and icily rational. Ian McEwan

Perfectly beautiful: let it be granted her: where is the fault? All that I saw (for her eyes were downcast, not to be seen) Faultily faultless, icily regular, splendidly null, Dead perfection, no more. Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Fine" I said icily. "I'll do this. but i want it noted that I'm doing this against my will." "I think we already figured that out, Miss Hathaway. Richelle Mead

`Mr. Powell finds it easier to take it out of mothers, children and sick people than to take on this vast industry,' Mr Brown commented icily Source: Internet

In her ruling Sunday, Howell wrote that the department, which administers the food stamp program, had been "icily silent" about the number of people who would be affected. Source: Internet

"The agency has been icily silent about how many ABAWDs would have been denied SNAP benefits" if the changes had gone into effect during the pandemic as planned," Howell wrote in her 67-page opinion. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

icicular icier iciest iciness icing icing on the cake