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frosty definition

frosty (frôs′tē)

adjective frostier frost′i·er, frostiest frost′i·est

  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

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frosty Synonyms

frosty

modif.

frigid, freezing, chilly; see cold 1.


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frosty Usage Examples

Preposition: at

  • night: If the weather is frosty at night there is little need for concern.

Modifies a noun

  • morn: There's something distinctly magical about a garden on a cold frosty morn.

Modifying Another Word

  • somewhat: The Naivasha race tends to show pale tipped feathers on their heads which this gives them a somewhat frosty effect.

Used with adjective complement

  • turn: The appeal of the leaves turning brown and the mornings turning frosty seems almost too much.
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