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TOEFL BNC: 12882 COCA: 14042

glacial

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
glacial /ˈgleɪʃəl/ adjective
glacial
/ˈgleɪʃəl/
adjective
Learner's definition of GLACIAL
: of or relating to glaciers冰川的;冰河的
: produced or caused by glaciers由冰川形成的
[more glacial; most glacial] : very cold : frigid极冷的;严寒的
sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻
[more glacial; most glacial] : very slow极其缓慢的

— glacially

adverb
TOEFL BNC: 12882 COCA: 14042

glacial

adjective

gla·​cial ˈglā-shəl How to pronounce glacial (audio)
1
: suggestive of ice: such as
a
: extremely cold : frigid
a glacial wind
b
: devoid of warmth and cordiality
a glacial handshake
c
: coldly imperturbable
maintained a glacial calm
2
: of a purity marked by the tendency to readily solidify in the form of ice-like crystals
glacial acetic acid
3
a(1)
: of, relating to, or being any of those parts of geologic time from Precambrian onward when a much larger portion of the earth was covered by glaciers than at present
(2)
capitalized : pleistocene
b
: of, relating to, or produced by glaciers
c
: suggestive of the very slow movement of glaciers
progress on the bill has been glacial
glacially adverb

Example Sentences

Progress on the bill has been glacial. a glacial weather front coming down from Canada will bring freezing temperatures this weekend
Recent Examples on the Web Stick to cool or cold drinks, not ones that are a degree or two off glacial. Jessica Roy, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2022 The months ticked by; Cheddar’s progress was glacial. Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 4 July 2022 In fact, things were downright glacial through the festival’s first weekend with only a handful of documentaries selling. Matt Donnelly, Variety, 31 Jan. 2022 Progress seems to be glacial in many places, but the momentum in Australia is not just slow. New York Times, 21 Oct. 2021 My work suggests that progress along these lines is glacial at best. Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2021 The Fed cut rates to near zero in 2008 to stimulate economic activity, held them there until 2015, then raised them at a glacial pace by historical standards. Nick Timiraos, WSJ, 24 Aug. 2022 Their purpose: to urge the NIH to correct what activists saw as the glacial pace of AIDS research and treatment efforts. Brandon Tensley, CNN, 18 Aug. 2022 The case has moved along at a glacial pace amid a Covid backlog in the courts. Tatiana Siegel, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Latin glacialis, from glacies

First Known Use

1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of glacial was in 1656
TOEFL BNC: 12882 COCA: 14042

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