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frosty

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frost⋅y

  [fraw-stee, fros-tee]
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–adjective, frost⋅i⋅er, frost⋅i⋅est.
1. characterized by or producing frost; freezing; very cold: frosty weather.
2. consisting of or covered with a frost: frosty designs on the windows; an avenue of frosty trees.
3. lacking warmth of feeling; unfriendly: Their frosty greeting puzzled us.
4. resembling frost; white or gray: a wedding dress of frosty satin.
5. of or characteristic of old age: a frosty brow.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME; see frost, -y 1

Related forms:
frost⋅i⋅ly, adverb
frost⋅i⋅ness, noun
frostless, adjective
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frost·y   (frô'stē, frŏs'tē)   
adj.   frost·i·er, frost·i·est

  1. Producing or characterized by frost; freezing. See Synonyms at cold.

  2. Covered with or as if with frost.

  3. Silvery white; hoary.

  4. Cold in manner: a frosty look; a frosty farewell.

frost'i·ly adv., frost'i·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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frosty

  1. n.
    and frosty one. a beer; a cold beer. : I need a frosty one after all that work. , Hey, dude! How bout a frosty?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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