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frosty

(frɒsti, US frɔːsti)
Word forms: comparative frostier, superlative frostiest
1. adjective
If the weather is frosty, the temperature is below freezing.
...sharp, frosty nights.
Synonyms: cold, frozen, icy, chilly More Synonyms of frosty
2. adjective
You describe the ground or an object as frosty when it is covered with frost.
The street was deserted except for a cat lifting its paws off the frosty stones.
Synonyms: icy, ice-capped, icicled, hoar [rare] More Synonyms of frosty
3. graded adjective
If you describe someone's behaviour as frosty, you think it is unfriendly.
The president may get a frosty reception in New Hampshire.
The relationship has obviously become frosty.
Synonyms: unfriendly, cold, discouraging, icy More Synonyms of frosty
frostily (frɒstɪli, US frɔːst-) graded adverb [ADVERB with verb]
The Prime Minister smiled again, this time a trifle frostily.
frostiness uncountable noun
There was a certain frostiness in his smile.

frosty in British English

(ˈfrɒstɪ)
adjectiveWord forms: frostier or 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
Derived forms
frostily (ˈfrostily)
adverb
frostiness (ˈfrostiness)
noun

frosty in American English

(ˈfrɔsti)
adjectiveWord forms: ˈfrostier or ˈfrostiest
1. 
producing frost or cold enough to produce frost; freezing
2. 
covered with or as with frost; hoary, glistening, etc.
3. 
cold in manner or feeling; austere; unfriendly
Derived forms
frostily (ˈfrostily)
adverb
frostiness (ˈfrostiness)
noun

Examples of 'frosty' in a sentence
frosty

After a long spell of cold winds and frosty nights it feels as if spring has arrived early.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
An airflow from Siberia is due to deliver a couple of snowy and frosty weather spells.
The Sun (2016)
Over the past eight years it has been a frosty relationship, not a special one.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The frosty reception did not stop her becoming a roving ambassador for the store for more than 19 years.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
And the frosty temperatures will stay with us for most of next week.
The Sun (2010)
You have a gift for making people feel valued and warming frosty relationships at work and home.
The Sun (2014)
Which will last until the next time it gets frosty.
The Sun (2010)
The frosty air is full of swooping wings and harsh cries.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The frosty weather will last into next week.
The Sun (2012)
Such a frosty reception is probably no worse than he could have expected.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
On frosty nights you can simply move them under cover.
The Sun (2008)
There is a frosty relationship between the two managers.
The Sun (2012)
Once the weather turns frosty they will go into hibernation under roofs.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
But she got a frosty reception due to her behaviour in the camp.
The Sun (2015)
It was a frosty night and fir trees sparkled with a dusting of snow.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Leave it in a shed or near the back door for a few days first to harden it against frosty temperatures.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The night was cold and frosty.
Edward Beauclerk Maurice THE LAST OF THE GENTLEMEN ADVENTURERS: Coming of Age in the Arctic (2004)
Their initial relationship had been frosty.
Simon Ball THE GUARDSMEN (2004)
This frosty air will do me good, perhaps.
Frederick Marryat The Children of the New Forest (1847)
It was cold and frosty, stars standing out clear in the night sky.
Adam Sisman The Friendship: Wordsworth and Coleridge (2006)
The atmosphere had become frosty in the last couple of weeks and enthusiasm to teach was understandably non-existent.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
HAVE you been getting a frosty reception from your colleagues?
The Sun (2014)
Relations between the airlines remained frosty for some time, although in recent years there has been a thaw.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
When she goes to the bathroom to wash, "my breath hangs white in the air in frosty clouds!
Pamela Norris Words Of Love: Passionate Women from Heloise to Sylvia Plath (2006)
A spin on the Flat has kept him fit through the frosty weather.
The Sun (2010)
Your'good morning' may be frosty or fawning.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The Loose Women star reckons it will be a couple of weeks before things get really frosty.
The Sun (2009)
IT may be frosty outside.
The Sun (2012)
In fact, it helped us settle into a routine as stepmum and daughter - albeit a frosty one at times.
The Sun (2012)

In other languages
frosty

British English: frosty /ˈfrɒstɪ/ ADJECTIVE
If the weather is frosty, the temperature is below freezing.
...sharp, frosty nights.
  • American English: frosty
  • Arabic: مُتَجَمِّدٌ بِالبُرُودَة
  • Brazilian Portuguese: glacial
  • Chinese: 结霜的
  • Croatian: hladan
  • Czech: mrazivý
  • Danish: frost-
  • Dutch: vrieskoud
  • European Spanish: helado
  • Finnish: huurteinen
  • French: couvert de givre
  • German: frostig
  • Greek: παγετώδης
  • Italian: ghiacciato
  • Japanese: 霜の降りる
  • Korean: 서리가 내릴 만큼 추운
  • Norwegian: iskald
  • Polish: mroźny
  • European Portuguese: glacial
  • Romanian: geros
  • Russian: морозный
  • Latin American Spanish: helado escarchado
  • Swedish: kylig
  • Thai: ยะเยือก
  • Turkish: buzlu
  • Ukrainian: морозний
  • Vietnamese: đầy sương giá

Chinese translation of 'frosty'

frosty

(ˈfrɔstɪ)

adj

    1. [day, night, weather] 有霜冻(凍)的 (yǒu shuāngdòng de)
    2. [grass, window] 结(結)霜的 (jiéshuāng de)
  2. [reception, look] 冷淡的 (lěngdàn de)
1 (adjective) 
Definition
characterized by frost
sharp, frosty nights
Synonyms
cold
It was bitterly cold outside.
frozen
frozen desserts like ice cream
icy
An icy wind blew across the moor.
chilly
It was a chilly afternoon.
wintry
The wintry weather continues to sweep across the country.
parky (British, informal)
2 (adjective) 
Definition
covered by frost
a cat lifting its paws off the frosty stones
Synonyms
icy
an icy road
ice-capped
icicled
hoar (rare)
rimy
3 (adjective) 
Definition
unfriendly or disapproving
He may get a frosty reception.
Synonyms
unfriendly
She spoke in a loud, rather unfriendly voice.
cold
The president is likely to receive a cold reception when he speaks today.
discouraging
icy
Her response was icy.
chilly
I was slightly afraid of his chilly, distant politeness.
frigid
The water was too frigid to allow him to remain submerged.
off-putting (British, informal)
unenthusiastic
unwelcoming
standoffish
cold as ice

Additional synonyms

in the sense of chilly
Definition
causing or feeling moderately cold
It was a chilly afternoon.
Synonyms
cool,
fresh,
sharp,
crisp,
penetrating,
brisk,
breezy,
draughty,
nippy,
parky (British, informal),
blowy
in the sense of chilly
Definition
without warmth
I was slightly afraid of his chilly, distant politeness.
Synonyms
unfriendly,
hostile,
unsympathetic,
frigid,
unresponsive,
unwelcoming,
cold as ice
in the sense of frigid
Definition
very cold
The water was too frigid to allow him to remain submerged.
Synonyms
freezing,
cold,
frozen,
icy,
chill,
arctic (informal),
Siberian,
frosty,
cool,
glacial,
wintry,
gelid,
frost-bound,
hyperboreal

Nearby words of
frosty

  • front
  • frontier
  • frost
  • frosty
  • froth
  • frothy
  • frown

Synonyms of 'frosty'

frosty

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of frozen
Definition
(of food) preserved by a freezing process
frozen desserts like ice cream
Synonyms
chilled,
cold,
iced,
refrigerated,
ice-cold
in the sense of wintry
Definition
of or characteristic of winter
The wintry weather continues to sweep across the country.
Synonyms
cold,
freezing,
frozen,
harsh,
icy,
chilly,
snowy,
frosty,
hibernal,
brumal,
hiemal
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