half-frozen
Britishadjective
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extremely cold
the half-frozen, but still conscious boy
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(of food, ice, etc) partially defrosted
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
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