Meanings
adverbfrostily (comparative more frostily, superlative most frostily)
comparative more frostily · superlative most frostily
- In a frosty manner.
They're of the generation that believes that steak houses should be dimly lit and frostily chilled (hell, they actually believe in steak houses).
1991, Douglas Coupland, “Celebrities Die”, in Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture, New York, N.Y.: St. Martin’s Press, →ISBN, page 112
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbwithout warmth or enthusiasm
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Translations
Bulgarian студено, резервирано
- студено (studeno)in a frosty manner
- резервирано (rezervirano)in a frosty manner
Czech mrazivě
- mrazivěin a frosty manner
Polish mroźnie, mroźno
- mroźniein a frosty manner
- mroźnoin a frosty manner
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APA
frostily. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frostily
MLA
“frostily.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frostily. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “frostily,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frostily.
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