FROSTY


Meaning of FROSTY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfrȯ-stē ]

adjective

( frost·i·er ; -est )

Date: before 12th century

1.

a. : attended with or producing frost : freezing

b. : briskly cold : chilly

2. : covered or appearing as if covered with frost : hoary

a man of 65, with frosty eyebrows and hair — Nan Robertson

3. : marked by coolness or extreme reserve in manner

his smile was distinctly frosty — Erle Stanley Gardner

• frost·i·ly -stə-lē adverb

• frost·i·ness -stē-nəs noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.