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bitterly cold

ADJECTIVE
ice-cold
Synonyms
STRONGEST
frozen glacial icy
WEAK
Siberian algid arctic biting bitter brumal chill cutting freezing gelid piercing polar raw sub-zero wintry
Antonyms
STRONGEST
friendly hot warm
WEAK
burning hot

Example Sentences

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So his father Dirk, a deputy sheriff, did what any Wisconsin dad would do: He made the bitterly cold climate work for his kids.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

“Even in a bitterly cold winter primary, there is a lot of energy on the ground” behind Mejia, said Antoinette Miles, the party’s current state director.

From Salon • Feb. 4, 2026

For a number of hours the rescuers were "jumping across dykes and through fields and slipping and sliding everywhere - it was a bit of a nightmare and bitterly cold", Ridgeon said.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

Arsenal fell behind on a bitterly cold night at Meadow Park to Scotland international Caroline Weir's goal just before half-time, but Russo rescued the Gunners with a pair of second-half headers.

From Barron's • Nov. 19, 2025

“The bitterly cold night set everything creaking and crackling,” recalled Haukelid.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin