Glacial and Piercing

Glacial

Glacial adjective - Having a low or subnormal temperature.
Usage example: a glacial weather front coming down from Canada will bring freezing temperatures this weekend

Piercing is a synonym for glacial in icy topic. In some cases you can use "Piercing" instead an adjective "Glacial", when it comes to topics like bitter, extremely cold.

Nearby Words: glacier, glacis, glacially

Piercing

Piercing adjective - Causing intense discomfort to one's skin.

Glacial is a synonym for piercing in freezing topic. Sometimes you can use "Glacial" instead an adjective "Piercing".

Nearby Words: pierced, piercingly, piercer
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