adv
Meaning 1
In the manner of ice; with a cold or chilling effect.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
icily
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Pronunciation
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UK, US: /ˈaɪ.sɪ.li/
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CMU ARPABET: AY1 S IH0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adv
Meaning 2
In an uncaring or coolly angry manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 3
in a cold and icy manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- `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
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English icy Middle English -ly English -ly English icily From icy + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Armenian: սառնորեն (saṙnoren) — in the manner of ice
- Esperanto: glacie — in the manner of ice
- Finnish: jäätävästi — in the manner of ice
- Polish: lodowato — in the manner of ice
- Serbo-Croatian: ledeno — in the manner of ice
- Armenian: սառնորեն (saṙnoren) — in an uncaring manner
- Armenian: սառնությամբ (saṙnutʻyamb) — in an uncaring manner
- Esperanto: glacie — in an uncaring manner
- Finnish: jäätävästi — in an uncaring manner
- Polish: lodowato — in an uncaring manner
- Russian: хо́лодно (xólodno) — in an uncaring manner
- Russian: безучастно (bezučastno) — in an uncaring manner
- Russian: недружелюбно (nedruželjubno) — in an uncaring manner
- Serbo-Croatian: hladno — in an uncaring manner