icier

Colder, less welcoming

Icier is the comparative form of icy—colder, more covered with ice, or more frigid in manner.

Roads become icier as temperatures drop.

A person's tone grows icier when they're displeased: Her response was even icier than before.

temperature

colder

Lower in temperature

freezing · frostier · wintrier · glacial · polar · arctic · brisker · biting · numbing · bitter

unfriendly

colder

Lower in temperature

distant · standoffish · cooler · glacial · frigid · reserved · detached · unapproachable · unwelcoming · inhospitable

slippery

slicker

Waterproof outer garment

frozen over

Categories
Opposites
temperature

icierwarmer

Higher in temperature

hotter · toastier · balmier · steamier · milder

interpersonal warmth/emotional demeanor

icierwarmer

Higher in temperature

friendlier · kinder · sunnier · cozier

surface texture/traction

icierdrier

Having less moisture

grippier · clearer · sandier · safer

Phrases
Family

icing, iciness, iciest

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G