Definitions for glacially
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
gla•cialˈgleɪ ʃəl(adj.)
of or pertaining to glaciers or ice sheets.
Category: Geology
resulting from or associated with the action of ice or glaciers:
glacial terrain.
Category: Geology
characterized by the presence of ice in extensive masses or glaciers.
Category: Geology
bitterly cold; icy.
happening or moving extremely slowly.
Category: Common Vocabulary
icily unsympathetic:
a glacial stare.
of, pertaining to, or tending to develop into icelike crystals:
glacial phosphoric acid.
Category: Chemistry
Origin of glacial:
1650–60; < L glaciālis icy
gla′cial•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
glacially(adverb)
by a glacier
"glacially deposited material"
Wiktionary
glacially(Adverb)
Through glacial action.
glacially(Adverb)
In a (literally or figuratively) icy manner; icily.
glacially(Adverb)
With the speed of a glacier; very slowly.
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