glacially
At frozen pace
Glacially means extremely slowly, like the movement of glaciers: The project progressed glacially through the approval process.
It can also mean coldly or without warmth: She smiled glacially at her rival.
In geology, glacially describes processes or features created by glaciers: glacially carved valleys.
Extremely and intensely cold
- freezingExtremely cold
- icyFrozen or unfriendly
- frozenSolidified by extreme cold
- arcticOf extreme northern cold
polar · bitter · chilly · frosty · numbing · wintry · subzero · bone-chilling
Stealthy, slow movement
- crawlingMoving on hands, knees
- ploddingMoving slowly, heavily
- sluggishSlow and inactive
- ponderousAwkwardly heavy or slow
imperceptible · incremental · inching · gradual · snail-paced · dawdling · lethargic · languid
Low temperature state
- detachedApart or uninvolved
- impassiveWithout visible emotion
- stoicUncomplaining endurer of hardship
- aloofEmotionally withdrawn, uninviting
dispassionate · indifferent · reserved · frosty · distant · unfeeling · unmoved · blank
Glacier-deposited debris pile
- crevasseDeep glacial fissure
- icefieldExtensive glacial coverage
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
- carvingShaping by cutting away
erosion · scouring · sediment · till · drift · striation · outwash · kettle
Continuing without pause
- unstoppableImpossible to halt
- inevitableCertain to occur
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
- grindingMolar action sometimes
crushing · unyielding · steady · unceasing · remorseless · implacable · unrelenting · advancing
frigid
Extremely and intensely cold
arctic · polar · bitter · chilly · frosty · numbing · wintry · subzero · bone-chilling · piercing
creep
Stealthy, slow movement
ponderous · imperceptible · incremental · inching · gradual · snail-paced · dawdling · lethargic · languid · dragging
cold
Low temperature state
aloof · dispassionate · indifferent · reserved · frosty · distant · unfeeling · unmoved · blank · expressionless
moraine
Glacier-deposited debris pile
- crevasseDeep glacial fissure
- icefieldExtensive glacial coverage
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
carving · erosion · scouring · sediment · till · drift · striation · outwash · kettle · esker
relentless
Continuing without pause
- unstoppableImpossible to halt
- inevitableCertain to occur
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
grinding · crushing · unyielding · steady · unceasing · remorseless · implacable · unrelenting · advancing · encroaching
glaciallyscorchingly
With extreme heat
scaldingly · hotly · swelteringly · fierily · blazingly
glaciallywarmly
With affection shown
passionately · hotly · ardently · effusively · cordially
- glacial lakesMeltwater-filled eroded basins
- glacial riversWaterways sourced from ice
- glacial meltFrozen mass becoming water
- glacial meltingWarming-induced ice loss
- glacial retreatShrinking of ice masses
- glacial valleyIce-sculpted depression between peaks