frosty
See also: Frosty
English
editEtymology
editFrom 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 (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -ɒsti
Adjective
editfrosty (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
editTranslations
editcold, chilly
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having frost on it
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Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old English forstiġ, from Proto-West Germanic *frostag, equivalent to frost + -y. Compare Old English fyrstiġ.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editfrosty
Descendants
editReferences
edit- “frostī, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-02.
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