frosty

See also Frosty

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒsti

Adjective

frosty (comparative frostier, superlative frostiest)

1. Cold, chilly.

   The air was frosty; I could see my breath and walked quickly with my hands in my pockets.

   I'd like a frosty milkshake.

2. Having frost on it.

   The frosty pumpkin is the sign of the end of the growing season, soon the greenery will wither and harvest end for the year.

3. (figuratively) Having an aloof or inhospitable manner.

   After the divorce, she was civil but frosty to her ex.

Translations

cold, chilly

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 酷寒的 (cmn) (kù hán de)

• Czech: mrazivý (cs)
• Dutch: vorstig (nl)
• Finnish: jäätävä (fi), jääkylmä (fi)

• German: frostig (de)
• Polish: mroźny (pl)
• Russian: морозный (ru) (moróznyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: reòta (gd)
• Welsh: rhewllyd (cy)

having frost on it

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 被霜覆盖的 (cmn) (bèi shuāng fù gài de)

• Finnish: huurteinen (fi)

• Polish: oszroniony (pl)
• Scottish Gaelic: reòta (gd)

having an aloof or inhospitable manner

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 冷漠的 (cmn) (lěng mò)

• Finnish: jäätävä (fi)
• Polish: lodowaty (pl)