frosty

«frosty» in Mova's school dictionary: Very cold, with frost (thin white ice) on the ground and… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (frosty, frostier, frostiest)

meaning for a pupil

1) Very cold, with frost (thin white ice) on the ground and on things. tree →

2) Covered with frost. tree →

3) Unfriendly and cold in manner. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science and weather lessons, a frosty morning comes after a clear cold night when the temperature drops below 0 °C (32 °F) and water vapour freezes into ice crystals. In safety, frosty roads and paths are slippery, so walk carefully. In stories, a frosty look or frosty welcome means someone is not friendly. Phrases: «frosty morning», «frosty grass», «a frosty look».

examples

• It was a frosty morning, and the grass sparkled white. tree →
• The car windows were frosty, so Dad scraped them. tree →
• Be careful — the steps are frosty and slippery. tree →
• Our breath made clouds in the frosty air. tree →
• The teacher gave us a frosty look when we were late. tree →
• Frosty nights can kill tender plants. tree →
• The spider's web looked beautiful on the frosty fence. tree →
• Frosty the Snowman is a famous song. tree →
• It was in winter, in severe and frosty weather. tree →

note

Comparatives: frostier, frostiest (y → i). Noun: «frost». Frost forms at or below freezing point: 0 °C or 32 °F. A «frosty» person is not friendly — it is not about temperature.

In the corpora

• It is mid-December, nearly dark, and Rat and Mole are tramping home across frosty fields after a long day out with Otter.
• You see your breath on a frosty morning because the warm vapour in it condenses into tiny droplets in the cold air.
• The same thing happens in the cracks of rocks on a frosty mountain, night after night.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «frosty» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.