icilyadv.

Brit.

/ˈʌɪsᵻli/, U.S.

/ˈaɪsᵻli/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: icy adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < icy adj. + -ly suffix².

1. In the manner of ice; so as to be icy; freezingly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > [adverb]

coldlya1240

bleak1590

frostily1616

chilly1759

chillinglyc1784

bleakly1795

icily1815

frigidly1844

chillilya1849

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cold weather > [adverb] > in a frosty or icy manner

frostily1616

icily1878

1815 H. H. Milman Fazio i. iii. 15 The moonlight that was wont to seem so soft, So balmy to the slow respired breath, Icily, shiveringly cold falls on me.

1878 R. B. Smith Carthage 220 The wind blew icily cold.

1952 T. Armstrong Adam Brunskill x. 338 A rung icily coated by the combination of rain and freezing downcast.

1969 A. MacLean Puppet on Chain ix. 150 The water was cold, but not icily so.

2007 S. S. Montefiore Young Stalin (2008) xxxiii. 273 It was green and lush in summer, but severe and icily white in a winter that lasted nine months a year.

2. In an unfriendly, hostile, or forbidding manner. Cf. icy adj. 2b.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [adverb] > coldly or without warm feeling

freezinglya1420

coldly1550

frostily1616

coolly1627

chilly1640

wintry1691

chillinglyc1784

icily1825

wintrily1843

frozenly1851

frigidly1883

chillily1886

1825 T. Hook Sayings & Doings 2nd Ser. I. 24 I certainly never saw a creature of my own sex so provokingly, so icily cold; she moves so mechanically, acts so systematically, and affects a tone of philosophy far beyond her age.

a1865 E. C. Gaskell Wives & Daughters (1866) I. xxvi. 292 A tone which he meant to be icily indifferent.

1917 A. Cahan Rise of David Levinsky (1993) ix. xvii. 294 She received me icily, not letting me come near her.

1983 A. J. P. Taylor Personal Hist. iv. 61 Edinburgh university made George more icily intellectual than ever.

2003 A. McCall Smith Finer Points Sausage Dogs (2004) iv. 77 Von Igelfeld twisted in his seat to fix the waiter with his most discouraging stare. ‘I am surprised that you should think it your business..,’ he said icily.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	icily
释义	icilyadv. Brit. /ˈʌɪsᵻli/, U.S. /ˈaɪsᵻli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: icy adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < icy adj. + -ly suffix². 1. In the manner of ice; so as to be icy; freezingly. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > [adverb] coldlya1240 bleak1590 frostily1616 chilly1759 chillinglyc1784 bleakly1795 icily1815 frigidly1844 chillilya1849 the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cold weather > [adverb] > in a frosty or icy manner frostily1616 icily1878 1815 H. H. Milman Fazio i. iii. 15 The moonlight that was wont to seem so soft, So balmy to the slow respired breath, Icily, shiveringly cold falls on me. 1878 R. B. Smith Carthage 220 The wind blew icily cold. 1952 T. Armstrong Adam Brunskill x. 338 A rung icily coated by the combination of rain and freezing downcast. 1969 A. MacLean Puppet on Chain ix. 150 The water was cold, but not icily so. 2007 S. S. Montefiore Young Stalin (2008) xxxiii. 273 It was green and lush in summer, but severe and icily white in a winter that lasted nine months a year. 2. In an unfriendly, hostile, or forbidding manner. Cf. icy adj. 2b. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [adverb] > coldly or without warm feeling freezinglya1420 coldly1550 frostily1616 coolly1627 chilly1640 wintry1691 chillinglyc1784 icily1825 wintrily1843 frozenly1851 frigidly1883 chillily1886 1825 T. Hook Sayings & Doings 2nd Ser. I. 24 I certainly never saw a creature of my own sex so provokingly, so icily cold; she moves so mechanically, acts so systematically, and affects a tone of philosophy far beyond her age. a1865 E. C. Gaskell Wives & Daughters (1866) I. xxvi. 292 A tone which he meant to be icily indifferent. 1917 A. Cahan Rise of David Levinsky (1993) ix. xvii. 294 She received me icily, not letting me come near her. 1983 A. J. P. Taylor Personal Hist. iv. 61 Edinburgh university made George more icily intellectual than ever. 2003 A. McCall Smith Finer Points Sausage Dogs (2004) iv. 77 Von Igelfeld twisted in his seat to fix the waiter with his most discouraging stare. ‘I am surprised that you should think it your business..,’ he said icily. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1815
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