frosty
See also: Frosty
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English frosty, forsty, from Old English forstiġ, fyrstiġ (“frosty”), from Proto-West Germanic *frostag, *frustīg, By surface analysis, frost + -y.
Cognates:
Cognate with West Frisian froastich (“frosty”), Dutch vorstig (“frosty”), German Low German fröstig (“frosty”), German frostig (“frosty”), Swedish frostig (“frosty”). Compare also Saterland Frisian froasterch (“frosty”), German Low German frösterg (“frosty”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɹɒsti/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɹɔsti/, /ˈfɹɑs-/
Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -ɒsti
Adjective edit
frosty (comparative frostier, superlative frostiest)
- 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.
- 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.
- (figuratively) Having an aloof or inhospitable manner.
- After the divorce, she was civil but frosty to her ex.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
cold, chilly
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having frost on it
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Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old English forstiġ, from Proto-West Germanic *frostag, equivalent to frost + -y. Compare Old English fyrstiġ.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
frosty
Descendants edit
References edit
- “frostī, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-02.