frostily

CEFRC1

/ˈfɹɔs.tɪ.li/

adverb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adverb

    In an unfriendly or cold manner.

  2. 02

    adverb

    Extra detail

    In a frosty manner.

Examples

  • She replied frostily to his rude comment.

  • She stared frostily at him when he interrupted her.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • The teacher spoke frostily to the misbehaving student.

  • They're of the generation that believes that steak houses should be dimly lit and frostily chilled (hell, they actually believe in steak houses).

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

She replied blank when he asked for her opinion on the matter.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adverb

From frosty + -ly.