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half-frozen

British  

adjective

  1. extremely cold

    the half-frozen, but still conscious boy

  2. (of food, ice, etc) partially defrosted

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Example Sentences

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“If not, their clothes were there for them. They’d be half-frozen, but they’d survive. But they didn’t though. I guess she wanted to take them.”

From Salon

In vivid contrast to the cacophony of India's chaotic and bustling towns, swathes of Kumbanad are surreally deserted and half-frozen in time.

From BBC

So, how do you break the ice in a half-frozen city full of people unsure how to defrost?

From Seattle Times

She was there for a photo shoot, but first, she had to help feed the animals, extracting half-frozen tufts of lichen from a mesh sack as the reindeer jostled her impatiently.

From New York Times

I had to wait until the pops were half-frozen, take them out of the freezer, break the seal with a knife and try to shove a stick into a partially solid frozen pop.

From Seattle Times