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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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