If you describe something as ice-cold, you are emphasizing that it is very cold.
...jugs of ice-cold water.
The water was ice cold and my hands were completely blue.
2. adjective
If you describe someone as ice-cold, you are emphasizing that they do not allow their emotions to affect them or that they lack feeling and friendliness.
...his ice-cold calculation.
...the gunman's ice-cold stare.
More Synonyms of ice-cold
ice-cold in British English
(ˌaɪsˈkəʊld)
adjective
1.
very cold
delicious ice-cold beer
The water was ice cold and my hands were completely blue.
2.
deliberately controlling the expression of emotion, or lacking in feeling or friendliness
The international striker is ice cold in front of goal.
his ice-cold calculation
the gunman's ice-cold stare
ice-cold in American English
(ˈaɪsˈkoʊld)
adjective
very cold
Examples of 'ice-cold' in a sentence
ice-cold
What sustains them is the thought that when they get to Alexandria they will have an ice-cold beer.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
My lodger served me a bottle of ice-cold ginger beer at lunch last week.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Maybe the second sip of an ice-cold beer in the sunshine?
The Sun (2014)
The drinkers lined up in a sports bar with their ice-cold beers would have no idea this was a country torn by conflict.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Is there anything to beat the first sip of an ice-cold beer in the sunshine?
The Sun (2014)
They offer fried fish, ice-cold beer and superlative views of the ocean.
The Sun (2013)
The view is breathtaking as you sip an ice-cold Greek beer.
The Sun (2014)
Best served with ice-cold beer.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
There you can spend leisurely days relaxing with an ice-cold beer from the friendly bar while soaking up the sun around one of the two swimming pools.