Icy vs Freest - What's the difference?
icy | freest |
Pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice; cold; frosty.
Covered with ice, wholly or partially.
Characterized by coldness, as of manner, influence, etc.; chilling; frigid; cold.
(free)
* 1690 , John Locke, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding , Book IV, ch.20, section 4, [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=YxwGAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA540&dq=%22should+be+the+freest+part+of+man,+their+understandings%22&lr=&num=100&as_brr=0&ei=YK51S9DhMovYMP7oqeAE&cd=1#v=onepage&q=%22should%20be%20the%20freest%20part%20of%20man%2C%20their%20understandings%22&f=false]:
* 1776 , Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations , Book IV, [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=N6gYz-gMLhgC&pg=PA292&dq=%22nothing+to+fear+from+the+freest+importation%22&lr=&num=100&as_brr=0&ei=la51S-7BCJ-mNY3jpKwE&cd=1#v=onepage&q=%22nothing%20to%20fear%20from%20the%20freest%20importation%22&f=false]:
* 1861 , John Stewart Mill, The Subjection of Women , Transaction 2001,
As adjectives the difference between icy and freest
is that icy is pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice; cold; frosty while freest is (free).icy
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* * ----freest
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(head)- And, however they may seem high and great, [these people] are confined to narrowness of thought, and enslaved in that which should be the freest part of man, their understandings.
- The small quantity of corn imported even in times of the greatest scarcity, may satisfy our farmers that they can have nothing to fear from the freest importation.
p. 177:
- For my own part, however, I desire to say that I am in favour of removing, not only this, but all legal impediments whatever, to the freest choice by women of a career whether in political or civil life.