frosty
See also: Frosty
English
Etymology
From Middle English frosty; equivalent to frost + -y.
Pronunciation
Adjective
frosty (comparative frostier, superlative frostiest)
- 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.
- 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.
- (figuratively) Having an aloof or inhospitable manner.
- After the divorce, she was civil but frosty to her ex.
- (slang) Alert.
- Stay frosty.
Translations
cold, chilly
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having frost on it
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having an aloof or inhospitable manner
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From frost + -y. Compare Old English fyrstiġ.
Pronunciation
Adjective
frosty
- Cold, freezing, frosty; being or experiencing cold.
- (rare) White (of a beard)
Descendants
References
- “frostī (adj.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-02.
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