"icy" meaning in English

See icy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈaɪsi/ Audio: en-us-icy.ogg [US] Forms: icy [positive], icier [comparative], iciest [superlative]
Etymology: ice + -y Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|ice|y}} ice + -y Head templates: {{adj|icy|icier|iciest}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is icy it is covered with ice.
    Sense id: simple-icy-en-adj--jMdXb25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -y
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