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Glacier vs Glacially - What's the difference?

glacier | glacially |

In context|geology|lang=en terms the difference between glacier and glacially

is that glacier is (geology) a large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill while glacially is (geology) through glacial action.

As a noun glacier

is (geology) a large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill.

As an adverb glacially is

(geology) through glacial action.

glacier

English

(wikipedia glacier) (wikipedia glacier)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (geology) A large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill.

    • Derived terms

    * glacial * glaciation

    See also

    * iceberg

    Anagrams

    * ----

    glacially

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • (geology) Through glacial action.
  • In a (literally or figuratively) icy manner; icily.
  • *2002 , , The Great Nation , Penguin 2003, p. 278:
  • *:‘Monsieur ,’ Louis XV glacially remarked to Choiseul days before the dénouement, ‘I told you that I did not want war.’
  • With the speed of a glacier; very slowly.