frosty (redirected from frostier)

frost·y  (frôst, frst)

adj. frost·i·er, frost·i·est

1. Producing or characterized by frost; freezing. See Synonyms at cold.

2. Covered with or as if with frost.

3. Silvery white; hoary.

4. Cold in manner: a frosty look; a frosty farewell.

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frosti·ly adv.

frosti·ness n.

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frosty [ˈfrɒstɪ]

adj frostier, 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

frostily  adv

frostiness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	frosty - 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" icy, wintry, glacial, frigid, frozen cold - extended meanings; especially of psychological coldness; without human warmth or emotion; "a cold unfriendly nod"; "a cold and unaffectionate person"; "a cold impersonal manner"; "cold logic"; "the concert left me cold"
	2.	frosty - covered with frost; "a frosty glass"; "hedgerows were rimed and stiff with frost"-Wm.Faulkner rimed, rimy cold - having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration; "a cold climate"; "a cold room"; "dinner has gotten cold"; "cold fingers"; "if you are cold, turn up the heat"; "a cold beer"
	3.	frosty - pleasantly cold and invigorating; "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day"; "snappy weather" nipping, nippy, snappy, crisp cold - having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration; "a cold climate"; "a cold room"; "dinner has gotten cold"; "cold fingers"; "if you are cold, turn up the heat"; "a cold beer"

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frosty

adjective

1. cold, frozen, icy, chilly, wintry, parky (Brit. informal) sharp, frosty nights

2. icy, ice-capped, icicled, hoar (rare), rimy a cat lifting its paws off the frosty stones

3. unfriendly, cold, discouraging, icy, chilly, frigid, off-putting (Brit. informal), unenthusiastic, unwelcoming, standoffish, cold as ice He may get a frosty reception.

Translations

frosty [ˈfrɒstɪ] ADJ (frostier (compar) (frostiest (superl)))

1. [weather] → de helada; [surface] → escarchado
on a frosty morning → una mañana de helada
it was frosty last night → anoche cayó una helada or heló

2. (fig) [smile] → glacial

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frosty [ˈfrɒsti] adj

[window, surface] → couvert(e) de givre; [night, morning, air] → glacial(e); [weather] → glacial(e)
It's frosty today → Il gèle aujourd'hui.

[welcome] → glacial(e); [look] → glacial(e)

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frosty

adj (+er)

(= cold) → frostig; frosty night → Frostnacht f; a clear and frosty night → eine frostklare Nacht; frosty weather → Frostwetter nt

(= frost-covered) ground, grass → von Raureif bedeckt; (= frozen) ground → gefroren

(fig) person, reception, response, atmosphere → frostig, kühl; look → eisig; relations → unterkühlt

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frosty [ˈfrɒstɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (weather, also) (fig) → gelido/a; (surface, window) → coperto/a di ghiaccio or di brina
it was frosty last night → ha gelato durante la notte

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frosty [ˈfrɒstɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (weather, also) (fig) → gelido/a; (surface, window) → coperto/a di ghiaccio or di brina
it was frosty last night → ha gelato durante la notte

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