/ˈfrɔːsti/
frosty
BrE /ˈfrɒsti/
NAmE /ˈfrɔːsti/
(frost·ier, frosti·est)
(of the weather)
extremely cold; cold with frost
a frosty morning
He breathed in the frosty air.
covered with frost
frosty fields
unfriendly, in a way that suggests that sb does not approve of sth
a frosty look/reply
The latest proposals were given a frosty reception.
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frost·ily
BrE /ˈfrɒstɪli/
NAmE /ˈfrɔːstɪli/
‘No, thank you,’ she said frostily.