[
US
/ˈfɹɔsti/
]
[ UK /fɹˈɒsti/ ]
[ UK /fɹˈɒsti/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
pleasantly cold and invigorating
a nipping wind
crisp clear nights and frosty mornings
snappy weather
a nippy fall day -
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
a glacial handshake
a frigid greeting
wintry smile
got a frosty reception
a frozen look on their faces
icy stare -
covered with frost
hedgerows were rimed and stiff with frost
a frosty glass
How To Use frosty In A Sentence
- Invade some butternut or hickory grove on a frosty October morning, and hear the red squirrel beat the "juba" on a horizontal branch. Squirrels and Other Fur-Bearers
- But she got a frosty reception due to her behaviour in the camp. The Sun
- Consider a combination of red, orange yellow and orange for a striking fall layout, or a combination of icy blues and purples for a frosty winter page.
- The peace lily is an indoor plant and will not tolerate frosty conditions.
- Autumn has arrived with its frosty build-up of colours of russet and orange trees.
- That is a shame, because the cold snap brought a magical winter scene of frosty nights under starry skies. Times, Sunday Times
- So when I turned on my seven-hundred-dollar heels to strut toward the bar, and over to where Mona was—perched up on a barstool with a frosty drink in her hand, like I wanted to be—I was slightly annoyed when some nigga grabbed me gently by the forearm, pulling me back to the floor. Deep Throat Diva
- Have some horticultural fleece or old net curtain handy to drop over plants before frosty nights. The Sun
- It's sunny, but the air is frosty.
- It's nice to think of them picturing Father Christmas and his sleigh whooshing across frosty rooftops, as opposed to me thrashing my way around a soulless out-of-town shopping centre.