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glacial
extremely slow; or cold and unfriendly in manner
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Glacial (adjective) means extremely slow; or cold and unfriendly in manner
Here is glacial used in an example sentence: "Negotiations crept along at a glacial pace, with each side refusing to budge for weeks."
Common synonyms for glacial include sluggish, frigid, icy, frosty.
Antonyms of glacial include rapid, warm, cordial.
Glacial is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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