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单词 frosty
释义 frosty
\ˈfrȯstē, -ti also -räs-\ adjective
(-er/-est)
Etymology: Middle English, from frost + -y
1. : attended with or producing frost : having power to congeal water : cold, freezing
 < a frosty night >
2.
 a. : covered with or as if with hoarfrost : hoary; especially : gray
  < ran his thin brown fingers through his frosty hair — Elinor Wylie >
 b. : of a pure or glistening white : producing an effect of crispness or coolness
  < the bride … was the traditional vision in white satin and … frosty lace veil — James Reynolds >
3. : marked by coolness or extreme reserve in manner : severe, frigid, chill, unfriendly
 < he got a frosty reception from the Senate group — New York Times >
 < his smile was distinctly frosty — Erle Stanley Gardner >
 < the night superintendent was a man frosty and suspicious — Sinclair Lewis >
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