glacial
icy, glacial
adjective glah-SYAL Rare
Origin: Latin 'glacialis' (icy)
Also means
freezing cold (manner)
Usage Note
Glacial describes extreme cold — un vent glacial (an icy wind) — but is also used figuratively for a cold, unfriendly manner: un accueil glacial (an icy reception). The plural masculine is glaciaux (following the -al/-aux pattern), and the feminine is glaciale. An ère glaciale is an ice age.
Examples
"Un vent glacial soufflait sur la plaine."
Natural Translation
An icy wind blew across the plain.

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