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glacial
What does glacial mean?
glacial (adjective): cold and icy.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where does glacial come from?
Borrowed from French glacial, from Latin glaciālis, from glaciēs (“ice”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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cold and icy
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suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival
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touchable; able to be touched or felt; perceptible by the sense of touch
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the best, most favorable or desirable, especially under some restriction
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