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Frosty

//ˈfɹɒsti//

Definitions

adjfrostier · frostiest

1
Cold, chilly; icy.
The air was frosty; I could see my breath and walked quickly with my hands in my pockets.
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frigid wintry algid
2
Having frost on it or in it.
The frosty pumpkin is the sign of the end of the growing season, soon the greenery will wither and harvest end for the year.
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frostbound frosted rimed
3
Having an aloof or inhospitable manner.
After the divorce, she was civil but frosty to her ex.
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cool harsh severe

name

1
A generic name for a snowman.

Word Origin

From Middle English frosty, forsty, from Old English forstiġ, fyrstiġ (“frosty”), from Proto-West Germanic *frostag, *frustīg, By surface analysis, frost + -y. Cognates Cognate with West Frisian froas...

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