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frosted

adj · noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: F R AO1 S T AH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: F R AO1 S T IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Covered in frost; frosty.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Eiswein is made from frosted grapes.

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Translucent, appearing to be covered in frost.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • She installed frosted windows, since there was a clear view of her bathroom from her neighbor's bedroom.

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3

adj

Meaning 3

Damaged by frost.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Frosted fruit will be unsalable.

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4

adj

Meaning 4

Extremely intoxicated.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang

Examples

  • I was so frosted after drinking that 12-pack.

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5

noun

Meaning 5

A kind of milkshake made with ice cream.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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6

verb

Meaning 6

simple past and past participle of frost

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

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7

adjective satellite

Meaning 7

(of glass) having a roughened coating resembling frost

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • frosted glass

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *prews- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *prustós Proto-Germanic *frustaz Proto-West Germanic *frost Old English frost Middle English frost English frost English -ed English frosted From frost + -ed.