The difference between Ice-cold and Icy
When used as adjectives, ice-cold means as cold as ice, whereas icy means pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice.
check bellow for the other definitions of Ice-cold and Icy
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Ice-cold as an adjective:
As cold as ice; very cold.
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Ice-cold as an adjective:
Without emotion; distant.
Examples:
"The way she stared him down and walked away...everyone in the room could tell she was [[ice-cold]]."
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Icy as an adjective:
Pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice; cold; frosty.
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Icy as an adjective:
Covered with ice, wholly or partially.
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Icy as an adjective:
Characterized by coldness of manner; frigid; cold.
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Icy as an adjective (US, slang):
To be wearing an excessive amount of jewelry, especially of the high-quality and expensive kind.