English Explanatory Dictionary

subglacial

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Formed or occurring beneath a glacier or other body of ice.
  2. Moving at a rate allegedly slower than a glacier; extremely slow.

Pronunciation

/sʌbˈɡleɪ.ʃl̩/ /sʌbˈɡleɪ.ʃɪ.əl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-subglacial.wav /ˌsʌbˈɡleɪ.ʃ(ə)l/

Word forms

subglacial

Etymology

PIE word *upó From sub- (prefix meaning ‘beneath, under’) + glacial (“of or relating to glaciers; cold and icy; (figurative) very slow”).

Synonyms

glacial crawling slack slow-moving languid languorous draggy creeping dreich gastropodous heavy-footed inching inert labored leaden lead-footed lethargic low-speed lumbering plodding pokey ponderous slothlike slow slow as a snail slow as Christmas slow as molasses slow as molasses in January slowfooted sluggish stately steady subglacial sullen tardigrade tedious testudineous torpid turtleish turtlesque unspeedy

Antonyms

supraglacial cursory express fast expeditious feverish fleet fleeting greased lightning hasty hectic hectical hyperactive immediate lightning fast nimble post haste precipitant quick quick as a flash quicksome rapid speedful speedy spit-spot swift tripsome zippy

Derived words

subglacial duct subglacial lake subglacially subglacial rill subglacial stream subglacial volcano
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