frosty

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (3)

  1. devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain“a frigid greeting”“got a frosty reception”“a frozen look on their faces”“a glacial handshake”“icy stare”“wintry smile”Synonyms: frigidfrozenglacialicywintry
  2. covered with frost“a frosty glass”“hedgerows were rimed and stiff with frost — Wm.Faulkner”Synonyms: rimedrimy
  3. pleasantly cold and invigorating“crisp clear nights and frosty mornings”“a nipping wind”“a nippy fall day”“snappy weather”Synonyms: crispnippingnippysnappy
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Frosty \Frost"y\, a. [Cf. AS. fyrstig.]

1.Attended with, or producing, frost; having power to congeal water; cold; freezing; as, a frosty night. [1913 Webster]

2.Covered with frost; as, the grass is frosty. [1913 Webster]

3.Chill in affection; without warmth of affection or courage. --Johnson. [1913 Webster]

4.Appearing as if covered with hoarfrost; white; gray-haired; as, a frosty head. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

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