glacial

C2+ Topic:Weather & Climate

US /ˈɡleɪʃəl/ UK /ˈɡleɪʃəl/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

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adj
relating to ice or glaciers; extremely cold or slow

Negotiations proceeded at a glacial pace.

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Synonyms

1 adj · relating to ice or... icy frozen freezing frigid arctic slow

Opposites

warm tropical rapid swift

Word family

Derived forms glacially

Related forms glacierglaciationglaciate

Etymology

From Latin glacialis ('icy, frozen'), from glacies ('ice'), via French glacial.

glacialis Latin glacies Latin

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Weather & Climate Word Formation & Derivatives

# glacial

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˈɡleɪʃəl
**IPA (UK):** ˈɡleɪʃəl

## Meanings
1. relating to ice or glaciers; extremely cold or slow

## Examples
- Negotiations proceeded at a glacial pace.

## Synonyms
- icy
- frozen
- freezing
- frigid
- arctic
- slow

## Antonyms
- warm
- tropical
- rapid
- swift

## Derived Forms
- glacially

## Related Forms
- glacier
- glaciation
- glaciate

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: glacialis
- Root: glacies

## Etymology
From Latin glacialis ('icy, frozen'), from glacies ('ice'), via French glacial.

## AI Etymology
Glacial is from Latin glacialis ('icy, frozen'), from glacies ('ice'), via French glacial. Important recorded forms include glacialis (Latin) and glacies (Latin). The current sense covers relating to ice or glaciers; extremely cold or slow. The wider family includes derived forms such as glacially and related words such as glacier, glaciation, and glaciate.

## Topics
- Weather & Climate
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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