Meaning

3 senses
  1. Cold, chilly; icy.

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

    I'd like a frosty milkshake.

    frostig

    моро́зныйmoróznyj

    pleasantly cold and invigorating

  2. Having frost on it or in 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.

    The frosty beverage gave him a brain freeze.

    covered with frost

  3. (figuratively)Having an aloof or inhospitable manner.

    After the divorce, she was civil but frosty to her ex.

Examples

21 sentences
  1. He breathed in the frosty air.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · marllboro06 · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  2. The night was clear and frosty.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · Hybrid · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  3. You can expect a frosty welcome.

    deDu kannst dich auf eine frostige Begrüßung gefasst machen.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · sundown · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  4. Ziri drew pictures on the frosty window.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · always · C2Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  5. In the morning, the air was frosty.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · rul · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
cold, chilly:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
cold, chilly:

Origin

From Middle English frosty, forsty, from Old English forstiġ, fyrstiġ (“frosty”), from Pro

From Middle English frosty, forsty, from Old English forstiġ, fyrstiġ (“frosty”), from Proto-West Germanic *frostag, *frustīg, By surface analysis, frost + -y.

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Forms

frostier, frostiest
Comparativefrostier Lesson
Superlativefrostiest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

87 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

7 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
frosty — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto