"frosty" meaning in English

See frosty in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈfrɒsti/ Audio: en-au-frosty.ogg [Australia] Forms: frosty [positive], frostier [comparative], frostiest [superlative]
Etymology: frost + -y Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|frost|y}} frost + -y Head templates: {{adj|frosty|frostier|frostiest}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When something is frosty, it is very cold. Synonyms: chilly, cold, cool, freezing, wintry
    Sense id: simple-frosty-en-adj-vbwqN6O5
  2. When someone is frosty, they are not friendly. Synonyms: hostile, unfriendly, withdrawn
    Sense id: simple-frosty-en-adj-GfO0yprn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -y
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