Adjective
- 1. frigid, frosty, frozen, glacial, icy, wintry, cold (vs. hot)
- usage: 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, rimed, rimy, cold (vs. hot)
- usage: covered with frost; "a frosty glass"; "hedgerows were rimed and stiff with frost"-Wm.Faulkner
- 3. crisp, frosty, nipping, nippy, snappy, cold (vs. hot)
- usage: pleasantly cold and invigorating; "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day"; "snappy weather"
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