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glacial

/ˈɡleɪʃl/adjective

उच्चारण ग्लेशल

हिमानी, हिमनदीय, हिमयुगीन

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adjective
  1. 1

    [usually before noun] technical

    connected with the ice age or with glaciers

    हिमानी, हिमनदीय, हिमयुगीन

    • a glacial valley
    • glacial lakes in the Himalayas
  2. 2

    very cold

    बर्फ़ जैसा ठंडा

    • glacial winds

    Synonyms icy freezing bitter arctic

    Opposite hot warm

  3. 3

    very cold and unfriendly; not showing feelings

    रूखा, ठंडा (व्यवहार)

    • She gave him a glacial look.

    Synonyms frosty icy cold hostile

    Opposite warm friendly

  4. 4

    extremely slow

    बहुत धीमा

    • Work on the bridge has proceeded at a glacial pace.

    Synonyms sluggish slow

    Opposite rapid swift

◇Word family
glacier nounglacially adverb
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

icy freezing bitter arctic frosty cold hostile sluggish slow

Antonyms

hot warm friendly rapid swift

§Grammar and usage

Usage: at a glacial pace is a common phrase meaning extremely slowly, often used in newspapers about reforms or court cases.

Usage में at a glacial pace एक आम phrase है जिसका अर्थ है बहुत धीरे-धीरे, और अखबारों में सुधारों या मुकदमों के लिए अक्सर इसका प्रयोग होता है।