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freezingly
adverb
uk /ˈfriː.zɪŋ.li/ us /ˈfriː.zɪŋ.li/
freezinglyadverb (SEVERE)
in a way that is severe and unfriendly, or lacking imagination, warmth, or energy:
The new office is decorated in almost freezingly good taste.
One of the letters, on a business topic, is freezingly severe in tone.
"We are not gambling", said Victoria freezingly, "we are simply watching".
Erika was freezingly polite.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Not being friendly
abrasive
abrasively
abrasiveness
abruptly
abruptness
aloof
estrangement
estrangement from someone
flintily
forbidding
forbiddingly
frigid
gruff
offish
remote
remoteness
reserved
reservedly
saturnine
wintry
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Not showing or feeling emotions
freezinglyadverb (VERY COLD)
in a way that is very cold:
It was freezingly cold and completely dark outside, despite the snow.
She led us to a freezingly cold room, where she said we could leave our coats.
The air was freezingly cold on our faces.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Cold
Arctic
Baltic
bitingly
bitter
bone-chilling
brass
chill
chill factor
freeze
frostbite
glacially
isothermal
isothermally
keenness
minus
nippy
occluded front
parky
perishing
wintry
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