frosty.

1. Covered with frost, or cold enough to suggest frost.

2. Showing coldness or a lack of friendliness toward someone.

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Words that belong together

• frosty morning
• frosty windows

On the page

They woke to frosty windows and a pale sky.

Usage notes

Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Comparative frostier; superlative frostiest. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description. Commonness: moderately common.