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.
Mutual synonyms
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Piercing and Glacial. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/glacial/piercing
Glacial & Piercing. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/glacial/piercing>.
Piercing or Glacial. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/glacial/piercing.
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