2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Frosty \Frost"y\, a. [Cf. AS fyrstig.]
1. Attended with or producing, frost; having power to
congeal water; cold; freezing; as a frosty night.
2. Covered with frost; as the grass is frosty.
3. Chill in affection; without warmth of affection or
courage. --Johnson.
4. Appearing as if covered with hoarfrost; white;
gray-haired; as a frosty head. --Shak.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
frosty
adj 1: 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" [syn:
{frigid}, {frozen}, {glacial}, {icy}, {wintry}]
2: covered with frost; "frosted windowpanes"; "a frosty glass";
"hedgerows were rimed and stiff with frost"-Wm.Faulkner
[syn: {frosted}, {rimed}, {rimy}]
3: pleasantly cold and invigorating; "crisp clear nights and
frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day";
"snappy weather"; (`parky' is a British term) [syn: {crisp},
{nipping}, {nippy}, {snappy}, {parky}]
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