The Clue
With increased reserve (5 letter answer)
The Answer
ICIER
Tags
Notes
The answer ICIER is seen frequently, appearing about once every 140 puzzles.
Related Clues
Colder
Less amicable
Less approachable
Less congenial
Less cordial
Less friendly
Less receptive
Less welcoming
More aloof
More frigid
More gelid
More remote
More slippery
More standoffish
More unfriendly
Not as cordial
Not as friendly
Slicker, in a way
Weather word
Not nearly as emotional
Not so congenial
Not so genial
Not so welcoming
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"