frosty
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frosty¹
- /ˈfɹɒsti/ UK
- /ˈfɹɔsti/ US
- /ˈfɹɑs-/ US
Rhymes with -ɒsti
Where it comes from
From Middle English frosty, forsty, from Old English forstiġ, fyrstiġ (“frosty”), from Proto-West Germanic *frostag, *frustīg, By surface analysis, frost + -y.
Cognates
Cognate with West Frisian froastich (“frosty”), Dutch vorstig (“frosty”), German Low German fröstig (“frosty”), German frostig (“frosty”), Swedish frostig (“frosty”). Compare also Saterland Frisian froasterch (“frosty”), German Low German frösterg (“frosty”).
adjective frostier · frostiest
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Cold, chilly; icy.
The air was frosty; I could see my breath and walked quickly with my hands in my pockets.
Similar: frigid, wintry, algid, Arctic, Baltic, boreal, brass monkeys, brumal, chill, chilled, chilly, clay-cold
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Having frost on it or in 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.
Similar: frostbound, frosted, rimed
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Having an aloof or inhospitable manner.
After the divorce, she was civil but frosty to her ex.
Similar: cool, harsh, severe, aloof, distant, frosty, hankty, hard-to-get, offish, quiet, remote, standoffish
Frosty²
proper noun
- A generic name for a snowman.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: frigid, parky, cold, icy, frozen, frosted, rimed, wintry, rimy, glacial, crisp, nipping, nippy, snappy, chilly, frost
Translations
Every language
adj cold, chilly
| 中文 | 凜冽 /凛冽 lǐnliè, 嚴寒 /严寒 yánhán |
|---|---|
| Português | gélido |
| Français | froid, gelé, givré, glacial |
| Deutsch | frostig |
| Italiano | gelido, ghiacciato, gelato |
| Русский | моро́зный moróznyj |
adj having frost on it
| Español | con carama, con cencellada, con cenceñada, con recencellada, escarchado, helado |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 結冰的 /结冰的 jiébīng de, 結霜的 /结霜的 jiéshuāng de |
| Português | geado |
| Français | givré, gelé |
| Italiano | coperto di ghiaccio |
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