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glacial — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • frosty adjective Cold and icy, often with a thin layer of frost.
  • gelid adj Very cold; icy or frosty; frigid.
  • glacial adj Relating to glaciers or ice ages.
  • icy adjective Covered with ice, or extremely cold.

Senses

glacial is used for these senses in English:

  • frosty Cold, chilly; icy.
  • frosty (figuratively) Having an aloof or inhospitable manner.
  • gelid Very cold; icy or frosty.
  • glacial Cold and icy.
  • ice-cold As cold as ice; very cold.
  • ice-cold (figurative) Without emotion; distant.
  • icy Pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice; cold; frosty.

frosty — full definition

  1. adjective Cold and icy, often with a thin layer of frost.
  2. adjective Cold or unfriendly in manner.

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