"frostlike" meaning in English

See frostlike in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more frostlike [comparative], most frostlike [superlative]
Etymology: frost + -like Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|frost|like}} frost + -like Head templates: {{en-adj}} frostlike (comparative more frostlike, superlative most frostlike)
  1. Resembling frost or some aspect of it.
    Sense id: en-frostlike-en-adj-g9Onymz0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -like

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