Glacially
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɡleɪʃɪəli/ · Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Glacially is an adverb meaning (geology) Through glacial action.
Meaning
(geology) Through glacial action.
More Meanings
- In a (literally or figuratively) icy manner; icily.
- With the speed of a glacier; very slowly.
Example Sentences
‘Monsieur,’ Louis XV glacially remarked to Choiseul days before the dénouement, ‘I told you that I did not want war.’
The daunting problem is that the incidence of tuberculosis has declined only glacially (at a rate of 1.0 to 1.5% per year) and in some places may be increasing.
Played acoustically, glacially paced and sung in Kristofferson’s parched, age-weathered voice, even his more lighthearted songs – Jesus Was a Capricorn, Best Of All Possible Worlds – were leant an eerie gravitas, while Me and Bobby McGee and Sunday Morning Coming Down sounded heartbreakingly careworn and poignant.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include glaciologically, subglacially, superglacially, supraglacially, interglacially, glaciochemically.
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