frostyadjective
uk/ˈfrɒs.ti/us/ˈfrɑː.sti/very cold, with a thin layer of white ice covering everything:
The frosty air stung my cheeks.
It was a cold and frosty morning.
If someone, or someone's behaviour, is frosty, they are unfriendly and not welcoming:
He gave me a frosty look.
The chairperson's plan received a frosty reception from the committee.
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Precipitation: snow & ice
- crevasse
- drift
- freeze
- frost
- glacial
- glaciation
- ground frost
- hailstorm
- hoarfrost
- ice cap
- Jack Frost
- mogul
- moraine
- pack ice
- permafrost
- slushy
- snow line
- snowdrift
- snowfall
- snowflake
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Not being friendly
frostiness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈfrɒs.ti.nəs/us/ˈfrɑː.sti.nəs/