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frosty
[ fraw-stee, fros-tee ]
adjective
- characterized by or producing frost; freezing; very cold:
frosty weather.
- consisting of or covered with a frost:
frosty designs on the windows; an avenue of frosty trees.
- lacking warmth of feeling; unfriendly:
Their frosty greeting puzzled us.
- resembling frost; white or gray:
a wedding dress of frosty satin.
- of or characteristic of old age:
a frosty brow.
frosty
/ ˈfrɒstɪ /
adjective
- characterized by frost
a frosty night
- covered by or decorated with frost
- lacking warmth or enthusiasm
the new plan had a frosty reception
- like frost in appearance or colour; hoary
Derived Forms
- ˈfrostiness, noun
- ˈfrostily, adverb
Other Words From
- frosti·ly adverb
- frosti·ness noun
- frostless adjective
- un·frosty adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
If Jupiter was born at its current distance from the sun, its birthplace would have been a frosty 60 kelvins.
When I came inside, I drank an absolutely frosty cup of water out of the same Hydro Flask Tumbler I reviewed back in 2018.
You feel her heartbreak when she sings about a lover who has moved on in “Stone Cold,” her frosty pettiness in “Sorry Not Sorry,” her playful longing in “Cool For the Summer,” and, more recently, her resolve in “I Love Me.”
A case of nerves is perfectly understandable right before a wedding, but cold feet will never do—not even in the frostiest winter weather.
On the first frosty night, I read that three of four kits don’t survive their first winter, and half of those that do will perish within their second year.
But Byrne himself is the parodist, and he commands the stage by his hollow-eyed, frosty verve.
So when you take that first frosty sip of your mint julep in celebration of the Kentucky Derby, enjoy it.
But even that often-frosty relationship has further chilled as the two sides hurled insults and accusations this week.
Thousands of people wrapped in flags marched in the frosty, smoky air.
The only frosty point came when West asked what sex the Royal Baby was – Harry's steely look left the question unanswered.
An' her eyes,—she had wonnerful eyes,—would shine like de stars frosty nights in Virginny.
If the nights are very cold and frosty, the top of the plants may be covered with a light cloth or paper to protect the seed buds.
Watch took charge of it at once, pressing his warm body against the frosty fleece, and licking its face and feet to warm them.
Bricks used during frosty weather should be quite dry, and those that have been exposed to rain or frost should never be employed.
And on this path Miss Peyton was seen walking briskly to and fro in the frosty, but sunny air.
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