glacial

//ˈɡleɪ.ʃəl//
C1Frequency Level 12Formal
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Adjective

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1

Relating to or produced by glaciers or ice sheets.

The glacial valley was carved by ice over thousands of years.

2

Extremely cold; icy in temperature.

The glacial wind cut through my coat.

3

Unfriendly or hostile in manner; coldly distant.

She gave him a glacial stare when he arrived late to the meeting.

4

Extremely slow, like the movement of a glacier.

The project moved at a glacial pace, taking years to complete.

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