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.

4. (slang) Alert.

   Stay frosty.

Translations

cold, chilly

• Bulgarian: мразовит (bg) ‎(mrazovit)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 酷寒的 (zh) ‎(kù hán de)

• Czech: mrazivý
• Dutch: vorstig
• Finnish: jäätävä (fi), jääkylmä (fi)
• German: frostig (de)

• Ido: koldeta (io)
• Italian: gelido m, gelida f, ghiacciato (it) m, ghiacciata (it) f, gelato (it) m, gelata (it) f
• Polish: mroźny (pl)
• Portuguese: gélido (pt)
• Russian: моро́зный (ru) ‎(moróznyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: reòta
• Welsh: rhewllyd (cy)

having frost on it

• Bulgarian: заскрежен ‎(zaskrežen)
• Chinese:

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

• Finnish: huurteinen

• Italian: coperto di ghiaccio m, coperta di ghiaccio f
• Polish: oszroniony
• Portuguese: geado
• Scottish Gaelic: reòta

having an aloof or inhospitable manner

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 冷漠的 (zh) ‎(lěng mò)

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