The Clue
Having greater reserve (5 letter answer)
The Answer
ICIER
Tags
Notes
The answer ICIER is seen frequently, appearing about once every 140 puzzles.
Related Clues
Colder
Slicker
With increased reserve
Less amicable
Less cordial
Less emotional
Less friendly
Less hospitable
Less welcoming
More aloof
More frigid
More frosted
More gelid
More remote
More slippery
More standoffish
More unfriendly
Slicker, in a way
Slicker in the winter
Far less friendly
More treacherous in the winter
Not so cordial
Not so friendly
Not so genial
Not so welcoming
Worse for winter driving
More hazardous, as winter roads
More likely to cause slipping
More slippery, as winter roads
Definition
ICY as an adjective:
1. (frigid, frosty, frozen, glacial, icy, wintry) = devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain; "a frigid greeting"; "got a frosty reception"; "a frozen look on their faces"; "a glacial handshake"; "icy stare"; "wintry smile"
2. (arctic, frigid, gelid, glacial, icy, polar) = extremely cold; "an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather"
3. covered with or containing or consisting of ice; "icy northern waters"
4. shiny and slick as with a thin coating of ice; "roads and trees glazed with an icy film"