frosty

frosty
a) Cold, chilly.

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

b) 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.


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  • Frosty — Frost y, a. [Cf. AS. fyrstig.] 1. Attended with, or producing, frost; having power to congeal water; cold; freezing; as, a frosty night. [1913 Webster] 2. Covered with frost; as, the grass is frosty. [1913 Webster] 3. Chill in affection; without… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • frosty — O.E. forstig, fyrstig (Cf. Du. vorstig, Ger. frostig); see FROST (Cf. frost) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Figurative use from late 14c. Related: Frostiness …   Etymology dictionary

  • frosty — chilly, *cold, cool, frigid, freezing, gelid, icy, glacial, arctic …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • frosty — [adj] very cold antarctic, arctic, chill, chilly, cool, frigid, frozen, gelid, glacial, hoar, ice capped, icicled, icy, nippy*, rimy, shivery, wintry; concept 605 Ant. heated, hot, warm …   New thesaurus

  • frosty — ► ADJECTIVE (frostier, frostiest) 1) (of the weather) very cold with frost forming on surfaces. 2) cold and unfriendly. DERIVATIVES frostily adverb frostiness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • frosty — [frôs′tē] adj. frostier, frostiest 1. producing frost or cold enough to produce frost; freezing 2. covered with or as with frost; hoary, glistening, etc. 3. cold in manner or feeling; austere; unfriendly frostily adv. frostiness n …   English World dictionary

  • frosty — frost|y [ˈfrɔsti US ˈfro:sti] adj 1.) a) extremely cold ▪ a beautiful frosty morning ▪ frosty air b) covered with ↑frost ▪ the frosty ground 2.) unfriendly = ↑icy …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • frosty — [[t]frɒ̱sti, AM frɔ͟ːsti[/t]] frostier, frostiest 1) ADJ GRADED If the weather is frosty, the temperature is below freezing. ...sharp, frosty nights. Syn: icy 2) ADJ GRADED You describe the ground or an object as frosty when it is covered with… …   English dictionary

  • frosty — frostily, adv. frostiness, n. frostless, adj. /fraw stee, fros tee/, adj., frostier, frostiest. 1. characterized by or producing frost; freezing; very cold: frosty weather. 2. consisting of or covered with a frost: frosty designs on the windows;… …   Universalium

  • frosty — adj. 1 cold enough for frost VERBS ▪ be, look ▪ become, get, turn (BrE) ▪ when the weather turns frosty ▪ remain …   Collocations dictionary

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