Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Producing or characterized by frost; freezing. See Synonyms at cold.
- adj. Covered with or as if with frost.
- adj. Silvery white; hoary.
- adj. Cold in manner: a frosty look; a frosty farewell.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Attended with or producing frost; so cold as to congeal water: as, frosty weather.
- Affected or injured by frost; containing or penetrated by frost; frozen; cold; dull.
- Figuratively, chill; chilling; without warmth, as of spirits, affection, or courage; tending to repel; discouraging; depressing.
- Resembling hoar frost; white; gray.
- Specifically, in entomology, glistening like hoar frost: an appearance generally due to minute white hairs.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Attended with, or producing, frost; having power to congeal water; cold; freezing.
- adj. Covered with frost.
- adj. Chill in affection; without warmth of affection or courage.
- adj. Appearing as if covered with hoarfrost; white; gray-haired.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
- adj. covered with frost
- adj. pleasantly cold and invigorating
Examples
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“The man lived twelve miles back in the woods; and one fine, frosty spring day -- (don't smile at the term frosty, thus connected with the genial season of the year; the term is perfectly correct when applied to the Canadian spring, which, until the middle of May, is the most dismal season of the year) -- he and John Monaghan took a rope, and the dog, and sallied forth to fetch the cow home.”
“Eventually I persuaded him to come back, and when we reappeared Mum and Mimi had called a frosty truce.”
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“Last year, when Palin announced the state was abandoning plans for the so-called "bridge to nowhere" in Southeast Alaska, she was met with what could kindly be described as a frosty reception from the delegation.”
“The snow crackled and the wind whistled around him; it was just the kind of frosty weather a Snow Man might thoroughly enjoy.”
“It crackled and whistled in him and around him; it was just the kind of frosty weather a snow man must thoroughly enjoy.”
“The pavement was kind of frosty due to the cold, moist air, which also made for an interesting texture on the ground.”
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“Pedrosa and manager Alberto Puig had a somewhat 'frosty' relationship with the Spaniard's previous Repsol team-mate, Nicky Hayden, and Andrea indicated he currently has little contact with the six-time MotoGP race winner.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘frosty’.
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I am : cold
Cold adjectives.
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