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Source: WordNet (r) 1.7 

icy
     adj 1: devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of
            unfriendliness or disdain; "a frigid greeting"; "got a
            frosty reception"; "a frozen look on their faces"; "a
            glacial handshake"; "icy stare"; "wintry smile" [syn:
            frigid, frosty, frozen, glacial, wintry]
     2: extremely cold; "an arctic climate"; "let's get inside; I'm
        freezing"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North
        Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather"
        [syn: arctic, freezing, frigid, gelid, glacial,
        polar]
     3: covered with or containing or consisting of ice; "icy
        northern waters"
     4: shiny and slick as with a thin coating of ice; "roads and
        trees glazed with an icy film"

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 

Icy \I"cy\, a. [Compar. Icier; superl. Iciest.] [AS.
   [=i]sig. See Ice.]
   1. Pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in, ice; cold;
      frosty. ``Icy chains.'' --Shak. ``Icy region.'' --Boyle.
      ``Icy seas.'' --Pope.

   2. Characterized by coldness, as of manner, influence, etc.;
      chilling; frigid; cold.

            Icy was the deportment with which Philip received
            these demonstrations of affection.    --Motley.