| a. | 1. | Attended with, or producing, frost; having power to congeal water; cold; freezing; |
| 2. | Covered with frost; | |
| 3. | Chill in affection; without warmth of affection or courage. | |
| 4. | Appearing as if covered with hoarfrost; white; gray-haired; |
| Adj. | 1. | frosty - devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain; "a frigid greeting"; "got a frosty reception"; "a frozen look on their faces"; "a glacial handshake"; "icy stare"; "wintry smile" |
| 2. | frosty - covered with frost; "a frosty glass"; "hedgerows were rimed and stiff with frost"-Wm.Faulkner | |
| 3. | frosty - pleasantly cold and invigorating; "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day"; "snappy weather"; (`parky' is a British term) |