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glacially

adv
/ˈɡleɪʃɪəli/UK

Etymology

From glacial + -ly.

  1. derived from glaciālis
  2. borrowed from glacial
  3. formed as glacially — “glacial + -ly”

Definitions

  1. Through glacial action.

  2. In a (literally or figuratively) icy manner

    In a (literally or figuratively) icy manner; icily.

    • ‘Monsieur,’ Louis XV glacially remarked to Choiseul days before the dénouement, ‘I told you that I did not want war.’

  3. With the speed of a glacier

    With the speed of a glacier; very slowly.

    • The daunting problem is that the incidence of tuberculosis has declined only glacially (at a rate of 1.0 to 1.5% per year) and in some places may be increasing.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA