Vocabulary
Frosty
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
(of the weather) very cold, with frost forming on surfaces.
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- For their part, the Taliban know that frosty ties with Pakistan will affect their commercial and trade interests, as well as their efforts to gain greater international recognition.
- This is a clear improvement from the frosty state of ties during Sheikh Hasina Wajed`s rule.
- For example, during Benazir Bhutto`s first stint in PM House, ties with the Nawaz Sharif-led Punjab government were often frosty.
- Their first face-to-face meeting in over a year produced a tentative thaw in frosty ties.
- But it yielded a welcome thaw in their long frosty relations.
Synonyms
freezing, frigid, glacial, arctic, wintry, bitter, bitterly cold, cold, ice-cold, icy-cold
Antonyms
hot, loving, warm, hotness, passionate
Curator example
“a cold and frosty morning”
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