frosty
adjective
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
- “a frigid greeting”
- “got a frosty reception”
- “a frozen look on their faces”
- “a glacial handshake”
- “icy stare”
- “wintry smile”
pleasantly cold and invigorating
- “crisp clear nights and frosty mornings”
- “a nipping wind”
- “a nippy fall day”
- “snappy weather”
- “parky”
Origin
From Middle English frosty, forsty, from Old English forstiġ, fyrstiġ (“frosty”), from Proto-West Germanic *frostag, *frustīg, By surface analysis, frost + -y. Cognates Cognate with West Frisian froastich (“frosty”), Dutch vorstig (“frosty”), German Low German fröstig (“frosty”), German frostig (“frosty”), Swedish frostig (“frosty”). Compare also Saterland Frisian froasterch (“frosty”), German Low German frösterg (“frosty”).
Phrases
- frosty moon
- frosty one
- stay frosty
- that'll be the frosty Friday
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