i‧ci‧ly /ˈaɪsəli, ˈaɪsɪli/
adverb [
Word Family: verb:
ice,
de-ice;
noun:
ice,
icicle;
adjective:
icy,
iced;
adverb:
icily]
if you say something icily, or look at someone icily, you do it in an angry or very unfriendly way:
‘I want you to leave now,’ she said icily. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲