frost·y

[fraw-stee, fros-tee]
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; Middle English; see frost, -y1

frost·i·ly, adverb
frost·i·ness, noun
frost·less, adjective
un·frost·y, adjective
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frosty (ˈfrɒstɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj , frostier, frostiest
1.  characterized by frost: a frosty night
2.  covered by or decorated with frost
3.  lacking warmth or enthusiasm: the new plan had a frosty reception
4.  like frost in appearance or colour; hoary
 
'frostily
 
adv
 
'frostiness
 
n

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Word Origin & History

frosty
O.E. fyrstig (cf. Du. vorstig, Ger. frostig); see frost + -y (2). Related: Frostiness.
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Slang Dictionary

frosty definition


  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.
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Example sentences
Furthermore, this year's iron-ore price talks have so far been as frosty as
  last year's, which never reached an agreement.
The two countries have been improving ties despite decades of frosty relations
  and rivalry.
So far, he hasn't unearthed any dinosaurs that appear to have lived only in
  frosty climes.
His smile is frosty, and his eyes never change expression.
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