frosty

CEFRC1

/ˈfɹɒsti/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Very cold or covered with a thin layer of ice.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Having an aloof or inhospitable manner.

Examples

  • My questions were met with a frosty silence.

  • He breathed in the frosty air.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈfɹɑs-/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Having frost on it or in it.

  2. Cold, chilly; icy.

More examples

In context

  • The air was frosty; I could see my breath and walked quickly with my hands in my pockets.

  • The frosty pumpkin is the sign of the end of the growing season, soon the greenery will wither and harvest end for the year.

  • I'd like a frosty milkshake.

Synonyms

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Origin

adjective

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 froastich (“frosty”), Dutch vorstig (“frosty”), German Low German fröstig (“frosty”), German frostig (“frosty”), Swedish frostig (“frosty”). Compare also Saterland Frisian froasterch (“frosty”), German Low German frösterg (“frosty”).