Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- By means of glaciers or of glaciation: as, glacially formed hollows.
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- adverb by a glacier
Etymologies
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Examples
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I can't imagine any viewer not feeling a good amount of respect for the earnest and unaffected acting, the pared-down austerity and authentic Tobacco Road vibe, but it moves very, very slowly -- the word is actually "glacially" -- and is not, by my standards, a film that wins you over as much as one that convinces you to speak well of it lest you be thought unhip by Robert Koehler, Manohla Dargis, Jim Hoberman or Scott Foundas.
Hollywood Elsewhere 2008
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A second such glacially slow development, perhaps even more momentous, has been a lowering of interfaith barriers, marked most notably by gradually increasing rates and acceptance of religious intermarriage.
American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010
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Generational replacement is a glacially slow process not to mention that young people are the least likely to vote.
American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010
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And Valdez was giving Spain's glacially fast defenders all kinds of trouble--that is until Puyol's deliberately dirty tackle saw him off on a stretcher.
Copa América 2011: Paraguay v Venezuela – as it happened | Jacob Steinberg 2011
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I am especially indebted to Michael Schwerner and Andrew Goodman who heard our calls for help – our government then as now glacially slow in providing protection to non-violent protesters – and came to stand with us.
Alice Walker: Why I'm joining the Freedom Flotilla to Gaza 2011
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The topsoil is underlain by glacially deposited gravelly rocks and stones.
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Half a century later, public attitudes were continuing to evolve, glacially to be sure, but in the direction of Dr. King's arc of justice.
Robert Kuttner: Consolation and Inspiration From Dr. King Robert Kuttner 2011
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Given its past performance, the NRC likely will draft a solid action plan to address problems highlighted by the Japanese nuclear disaster, but then implement safety upgrades at a glacially slow pace.
Elliott Negin: The Tale of Nuclear Disasters Foretold Elliott Negin 2011
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Half a century later, public attitudes were continuing to evolve, glacially to be sure, but in the direction of Dr. King's arc of justice.
Robert Kuttner: Consolation and Inspiration From Dr. King Robert Kuttner 2011
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Half a century later, public attitudes were continuing to evolve, glacially to be sure, but in the direction of Dr. King's arc of justice.
Robert Kuttner: Consolation and Inspiration From Dr. King Robert Kuttner 2011
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