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glacial
adjective as in extremely cold
adjective as in unfriendly
Example Sentences
The satellite images seem to point clearly to such a landslide, rather than a typical glacial lake overflow, Shugar says.
This research could provide a key piece of evidence in that case, by directly connecting emissions to the growth of the glacial lake.
The ice here is effectively the remnants of what were probably more extensive glacial structures in the past.
The astonishingly fast development of safe and effective vaccines is being stymied by the glacial pace of actual vaccinations while 3,000 Americans die each day.
Researchers found that microbes collected from Icelandic glacial streams rich in dissolved hydrogen were better adapted to use the gas than those from a Canadian glacial stream where hydrogen was less plentiful.
Many thousands of years ago, glacial floods swept through the area and carved out the sloping sides of the current grounds.
“Americans will never drive a small car,” said the man from GM with glacial confidence.
Folks are taking cold showers already, and the weather soon will be glacial.
My partner Brandon and I awake at the crack of dawn for a canoe ride on the milky blue glacial waters of Lake Louise.
For a church that moves at a glacial pace, the murmurings of Bishops like Tobin are lightning fast and boldly subversive.
Science teaches that man existed during the glacial epoch, which was at least fifty thousand years before the Christian era.
But scorn is far more volcanic than glacial and a poor barrier between sex and judgment.
Let dry, apply a cover-glass, and run glacial acetic acid underneath it.
Still water runs deep, they say; and a glacial cap may conceal subterranean fires.
Further study will reveal the fact that the difference is due to the lack of oxidation in the case of the glacial detritus.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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