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icy

 adjective
     
ic‧y
1 extremely cold [= frosty]:
an icy wind
The bath water was icy cold.
2 covered in ice:
an icy mountain road
3 an icy remark, look etc shows that you feel annoyed with or unfriendly towards someone:
an icy stare
➔ icily
—iciness noun [uncountable]
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