The Clue
Not as cordial (5 letter answer)
The Answer
ICIER
Tags
Notes
The answer ICIER is seen frequently, appearing about once every 140 puzzles.
Related Clues
Colder
Slicker
Less amicable
Less approachable
Less cordial
Less emotional
Less friendly
Less hospitable
Less receptive
Less welcoming
More aloof
More frigid
More remote
More slippery
More standoffish
Relatively remote
Slicker, in a way
Far less friendly
More slippery, perhaps
Not nearly as emotional
Not so friendly
More slick, in a way
More like winter sidewalks
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"