glacial

  • (a) relating to or derived from a glacier
    • glacial deposit
  • (s) 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
    frosty, icy, wintry, frigid, frozen,
  • (s) extremely cold
    • an arctic climate
    • a frigid day
    • gelid waters of the North Atlantic
    • glacial winds
    • icy hands
    • polar weather
    gelid, arctic, frigid, icy, polar,

Synonyms

frosty icy wintry frigid frozen gelid arctic polar

Words of close approximity

glacier
glacial boulder Glacial epoch glacially glacial period