: extremely cold

Examples of ice-cold in a Sentence

ice-cold hands from hours spent shoveling snow
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Barack Obama’s ice-cold clinician certainly found a compatriot in his 1970s predecessor in an era of global strife. Philip Elliott, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025 The ice-cold Vols managed just 4 first-half field goals while missing all 14 3-point attempts against the Gators, who allowed Kentucky to shoot 58% from the field — 48% from 3-point range — during a 106-100 road loss Saturday. Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025 Lewis had other ideas, and his first interception of the season was ice-cold. Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025 The bar will feature highly recognizable red-jacketed bartenders serving ice-cold martinis. Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 8 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for ice-cold 

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ice-cold was before the 12th century

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“Ice-cold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice-cold. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

ice-cold

adjective
ˈī-ˈskōld
: very cold

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