| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 1,724,290,193 visitors served. |
|
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
frosty |
Also found in: Encyclopedia, Wikipedia | 0.01 sec. |
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 ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
frosty adjective 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 frosty [ˈfrɒsti] adj frosty adj (+er) (= cold) → frostig; frosty night → Frostnacht f; a clear and frosty night → eine frostklare Nacht; frosty weather → Frostwetter nt 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 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 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| ? Mentioned in | ? References in classic literature | |
|---|---|---|
It was frosty and the air was sharp, but toward evening the sky became overcast and it began to thaw. Leslie came over to the house of dreams one frosty October night, when moonlit mists were hanging over the harbor and curling like silver ribbons along the seaward glens. But as I was saying," he resumed, as the negro, still ostentatiously pulling on his yellow gloves, betook himself briskly towards the watering-place, a queer music-hall figure against that grey and frosty scene--"as I was saying, I couldn't describe the man very minutely, but he had a flourish and old-fashioned whiskers and moustachios, dark or dyed, as in the pictures of foreign financiers, round his neck was wrapped a long purple scarf that thrashed out in the wind as he walked. |
| Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Free toolbar & extensions |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|---|