glacially deposited material. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The stability of the glacially compacted bluffs on. From Wordnik.com. [The Liquid Earth] Reference
"Something biting you?" inquired the man glacially. From Wordnik.com. [Spoor of the Antis]
After Lainie left, the evening inched along glacially. From Wordnik.com. [Ann Packer's 'Molten': Narrative Magazine's Friday Feature] Reference
The quantum physicist gave him a glacially affronted look. From Wordnik.com. [Time's Enemy]
He could barely dress himself, and only glacially at that. From Wordnik.com. [Letting Go of My Father] Reference
But as an institution, educational chance occurs glacially. From Wordnik.com. [MyAppleMenu] Reference
She looked up, and her face was almost glacially calm and still. From Wordnik.com. [The Leper of Saint Giles]
And, one day, even if change is glacially slow, change will come. From Wordnik.com. [I will not be a foregone conclusion.] Reference
But most blockbusters don't move so glacially and withhold so much. From Wordnik.com. [Slow 'Eclipse' Knows Just How To Stalk Its Target] Reference
Thousands of lakes and wetlands occupy glacially carved depressions. From Wordnik.com. [Taiga ecoregion (CEC)] Reference
And Lord have Mercy, are Harleys painfully, glacially, sluggily SLOW!!!. From Wordnik.com. [Obama Wisconsin Radio Ad Attacks McCain Over Harley Quip] Reference
I'm a #1 most all of the time, but I can see that glacially changing. From Wordnik.com. [time to make crullers] Reference
The topsoil is underlain by glacially deposited gravelly rocks and stones. From Wordnik.com. [TasteCamp 2009: An Interview with Nick Gorevic] Reference
"Hhom-jee, go to four-gee acceleration," Roman's voice came, glacially calm. From Wordnik.com. [Warhorse]
The clean linens on the bed looked glacially white and cold, not fresh and inviting. From Wordnik.com. [The Mad Ship]
Time flowed glacially, yet swiftly, according to where Valerena concentrated her attention. From Wordnik.com. [The Dragon Never Sleeps]
The terrain has been glacially smoothed, stream gradients are low, and the valleys are open. From Wordnik.com. [Ecoregions of Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia (EPA)] Reference
She glanced up as Nicolette walked in, her eyes glacially cold as they flicked over her hair. From Wordnik.com. [Consultant Care]
A reflection on Weiner's anger at the glacially-paced passage of health care through Congress. From Wordnik.com. [Mad Men: season four, episode two] Reference
I think these things move glacially, actually, and viewer habits are pretty firmly entrenched. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 8, 2009] Reference
"Yes, sir," Kennedy acknowledged, as glacially calm as if he'd just given her his dinner order. From Wordnik.com. [Warhorse]
And people here remain extremely frustrated with what they say is a glacially slow pace recovery. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 25, 2008] Reference
Perhaps we're about to get our first peeks behind that curtain - albeit reluctantly and glacially. From Wordnik.com. [William Fisher: Disclosure by Drip, Drip, Drip] Reference
It's more storytelling, in fact, than the glacially paced Passions provided in a full hour or two. From Wordnik.com. [Coastal Dreams: NBC's Sexy New Online Soap] Reference
Except for glacially impounded lakes, the lakes of the Western Plains tend to be shallow and marshy. From Wordnik.com. [Lakes of Canada] Reference
He's a decent passer and has a good strike from distance, but is glacially slow and has no left foot. From Wordnik.com. [Meet the fan bloggers] Reference
Many glacially broadened valleys have glacial outwash deposits and contain numerous swamps and lakes. From Wordnik.com. [Adirondack-New England Mixed Forest - Coniferous Forest - Alpine Meadow Province (Bailey)] Reference
This outraged lawmakers on Capitol Hill and now the IRS glacially seems to be doing something about it. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 25, 2006] Reference
In Congress, bedeviled by corruption and a surfeit of small, weak parties, change occurs almost glacially. From Wordnik.com. [Brazil Joins Front Rank] Reference
But I was bothered by this five-speed automatic's glacially slow shifting when I slipped it into manual shift mode. From Wordnik.com. [Road Test: Subaru Tribeca] Reference
Many glacially broadened valleys have glacial outwash deposits with poor soils and contain numerous swamps and lakes. From Wordnik.com. [New England-Acadian forests] Reference
The overall value of Virginia's fisheries as an industrial resource was glacially slow in reaching public consciousness. From Wordnik.com. [The Bounty of the Chesapeake Fishing in Colonial Virginia] Reference
Progress on a comprehensive global trade agreement can be glacially slow, and fisheries subsidies are caught in the mix. From Wordnik.com. [Julie Packard: WTO And the Future of Fish] Reference
The Central Basin's glacially-deposited sandy soils are easily eroded and are the source of much of the sediment in the lake. From Wordnik.com. [Lake Erie, Ontario] Reference
The rethinking comes at a welcome time: Travelers have long complained about glacially slow security lines and arduous rules. From Wordnik.com. [Tips for TSA to Make Flying Safer, Easier] Reference
The Senate has become a body that shuns debate, avoids legislative give-and-take, proceeds glacially and produces next to nothing. From Wordnik.com. [OpEdNews - Quicklink: Harold Meyerson - The do-nothing Senate] Reference
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