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iced

adj.
B1 Intermediate US //ˈaɪst// UK //ˈaɪst// iced Slang

adj. covered with ice or made very cold with ice. It also describes a cake that has a sweet, sugary coating on top.

adj. covered with ice, cooled by the addition of ice, or decorated with icing. Often functions as a participial adjective in both culinary and meteorological contexts.


SIMPLE

I ordered an iced coffee because the weather was so hot.

CONTEXTUAL

The baker spent the entire morning decorating the freshly baked cupcakes with smooth, white iced tops.

COMPLEX

The hikers struggled to maintain their footing on the iced mountain paths, where a sudden drop in temperature had turned the previous day's slush into a treacherous glass-like surface.

Synonyms
Etymology 1

From ice (“noun”) + -ed.

Etymology 2

See ice (verb).

Usage

Typically used attributively before a noun; in culinary contexts, it can refer to both temperature (iced tea) and decoration (iced buns).

Pitfall

I like ice coffeeI like iced coffeeWhen describing a drink cooled with ice, the past participle 'iced' is required rather than the noun 'ice'.

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