1. in a manner relating to or produced by glaciers or ice ages
2. at an extremely slow rate; very slowly
Usage: figurative use
3. in a cold, distant, or unfriendly manner
Usage: figurative use

Examples

• The glacier moved glacially down the mountain valley over thousands of years.
• The project progressed glacially, with only minor improvements each month.
• She responded glacially to his attempts at conversation, offering only brief replies.
• The company's growth has been glacially slow compared to its competitors.
• He greeted us with a glacially polite smile that suggested he was unhappy.
• The ice age advanced glacially across the northern continents.
• The bureaucratic process moved glacially through each approval stage.