adv
Meaning 1
In a frosty manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
frostily
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Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˈfɹɔs.tɪ.li/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈfɹɒs.tɪ.li/
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adverb
Meaning 2
without warmth or enthusiasm
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- `Come in if you have to,' he said frostily
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: frigidly
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English frosty Middle English -ly English -ly English frostily From frosty + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: студено (studeno) — in a frosty manner
- Bulgarian: резервирано (rezervirano) — in a frosty manner
- Czech: mrazivě — in a frosty manner
- Polish: mroźnie — in a frosty manner
- Polish: mroźno — in a frosty manner