Glacial and Sweltering

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Glacial adjective - Having a low or subnormal temperature.

Usage example: a glacial weather front coming down from Canada will bring freezing temperatures this weekend

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Sweltering is an antonym for glacial.

Nearby Words: glacier, glacis, glacially

Sweltering adjective - Having a notably high temperature.

Usage example: the air conditioning was broken, and it was sweltering in the office

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Glacial is an antonym for sweltering.

Nearby Words: swelter, sweltered

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