frostily


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frost·y

 (frô′stē, frŏs′tē)
adj. frost·i·er, frost·i·est
1. Producing or characterized by frost; freezing. See Synonyms at cold.
2. Covered with frost: looked out the frosty windows on the cold, winter morning.
3. Silvery white; hoary: frosty hair.
4. Cold in manner; unfriendly: a frosty look; a frosty farewell.
5. Lacking enthusiasm: The movie got a frosty review.

frost′i·ly adv.
frost′i·ness n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adv.1.frostily - without warmth or enthusiasm; "`Come in if you have to,' he said frostily"
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Translations
بِبُرود، بِجَـفـاف
mrazivě
iskoldtkøligt
kuldalega
mrazivo
soğuk bir şekilde

frostily

[ˈfrɒstɪlɪ] ADV (fig) → glacialmente
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frostily

[ˈfrɒstɪli] adv [say, smile] → froidement
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

frostily

adv sayfrostig; smilekühl
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frostily

[ˈfrɒstɪlɪ] advgelidamente
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

frost

(frost) noun
1. frozen dew, vapour etc. The ground was covered with frost this morning.
2. the coldness of weather needed to form ice. There'll be (a) frost tomorrow.
verb
(often with over or up).
1. to become covered with frost. The windscreen of my car frosted up last night.
2. (American) to cover a cake with frosting.
frosting noun
(American) icing.
ˈfrosty adjective
1. covered with frost. the frosty countryside.
2. of behaviour, very unfriendly. a frosty manner.
ˈfrostily adverb
frostbite noun
injury caused to the body by very great cold. He was suffering from frostbite in his feet.
ˈfrostbitten adjective
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References in classic literature ?
'The hape is behaving very strange, m'lady,' said Wrench, frostily.
He had no sense of humour, and was as frostily cruel as an icicle.
'Miss Dorrit,' said Mrs Merdle, after frostily looking at her through her glass, 'precisely what I was on the point of telling your sister, in pursuance of your request.
Once, she threw a glance wistfully toward the windows, and caught a glimpse, through its red curtains, of the snow-covered roofs, and the stars glimmering frostily, and all the delicious intensity of the cold night.
When I undrew the curtains and looked out of bed, I saw him, in an equable temperature of respectability, unaffected by the east wind of January, and not even breathing frostily, standing my boots right and left in the first dancing position, and blowing specks of dust off my coat as he laid it down like a baby.
"Thank you, I shall not trouble you," she said frostily, and tripped away over the oozing field with Smilash, who held the umbrella over her with ostentatious solicitude.
The great curve of her back shines frostily under the lights, and some minute alteration of trim makes her rock a little in her holding-down slips.
The host was accused of acting "frostily" towards Francesca by viewers, which included cutting her off and walking straight off after the interview without hugging her.
The pair were greeted frostily at the Ageas Bowl during Australia's World Cup warm-up victory over England last weekend, when Smith scored a century and Warner hit 43.
The pair were greeted frostily at the Ageas Bowl during their side's World Cup warm-up victory on Saturday, their first appearance against the English since the end of their one-year bans for ball tampering.