Frosty

Podcast 1 · Introduction

Frosty

A documentary-style narration: origin, meaning, and feel.

Part of speech

adjective

Pronunciation

FROST-ee  /ˈfrɒsti/

Definition

Covered with or producing frost; very cold with frost; (of a person or their behaviour) cold and unfriendly.

Plain meaning

Frosty means covered in frost, or very cold with frost. In human behaviour, frosty means unfriendly and cold — a frosty reception, a frosty stare.

Register

Neutral in meteorological contexts. Neutral to mildly critical in interpersonal and social contexts. The emotional use is more common in British than American English.