frosty

See also: Frosty

English

Etymology

From Middle English frosty; equivalent to frost +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɒsti

Adjective

frosty (comparative frostier, superlative frostiest)

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

I'd like a frosty milkshake.
Having frost on it.
The frosty pumpkin is the sign of the end of the growing season, soon the greenery will wither and harvest end for the year.
(figuratively) Having an aloof or inhospitable manner.
After the divorce, she was civil but frosty to her ex.
(slang) Alert.
Stay frosty.

Translations

cold, chilly

Azerbaijani: ayaz (az)
Bulgarian: мразовит (bg) (mrazovit)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 酷寒的 (zh) (kù hán de)
Czech: mrazivý (cs)
Dutch: vorstig
Finnish: jäätävä (fi), jääkylmä (fi)
French: froid (fr), gelé (fr), givré (fr), glacial (fr)
German: frostig (de)

Ido: koldeta (io)
Italian: gelido (it) m, gelida f, ghiacciato (it) m, ghiacciata (it) f, gelato (it) m, gelata (it) f
Polish: mroźny (pl)
Portuguese: gélido (pt)
Russian: моро́зный (ru) (moróznyj)
Scottish Gaelic: reòta
Welsh: rhewllyd (cy)

having frost on it

Bulgarian: заскрежен (zaskrežen)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 被霜覆盖的 (bèi shuāng fù gài de)
Finnish: huurteinen (fi)
French: givré (fr), gelé (fr)

Italian: coperto di ghiaccio m, coperta di ghiaccio f
Latin: pruīnōsus
Polish: oszroniony
Portuguese: geado
Scottish Gaelic: reòta

having an aloof or inhospitable manner

Chinese:
Mandarin: 冷漠的 (zh) (lěng mò)
Finnish: jäätävä (fi)

French: froid (fr), glacial (fr)
Polish: lodowaty (pl)

Middle English

Alternative forms

frosti, forsty

Etymology

From frost +‎ -y. Compare Old English fyrstiġ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfrɔstiː/, /ˈfɔrstiː/

Adjective

frosty

Cold, freezing, frosty; being or experiencing cold.
(rare) White (of a beard)

Descendants

English: frosty
Scots: frosty

References

“frostī (adj.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-02.

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