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icy

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1. icy - Adjective

3. icy - Adjective Satellite

4. Icy - Proper noun

Meaning

Pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in, ice; cold; frosty.

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

Source: Webster's dictionary

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The glories of our blood and state Are shadows, not substantial things; There is no armour against fate; Death lays his icy hand on kings: Sceptre and Crown Must tumble down, And in the dust be equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade. James Shirley

This is a terrible hour, but it is often that darkest point which precedes the rise of day; that turn of the year when the icy January wind carries over the waste at once the dirge of departing winter, and the prophecy of coming spring. Charlotte Brontë

Of all the icy blasts that blow on love, a request for money is the most chilling. Gustave Flaubert

Most hatred is based on fear, one way or another. Yeah. I wrapped myself in anger, with a dash of hate, and at the bottom of it all was an icy center of pure terror. Laurell K. Hamilton

The church is near, but the way is icy. The tavern is far, but I will walk carefully. Ukrainian Proverb

If the icy snow carries you at midsummer, then we can expect a late spring. Icelandic Proverb

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