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Wintry vs Frosty - What's the difference?

wintry | frosty | Related terms |

Wintry is a related term of frosty.


As an adjective wintry

is suggestive or characteristic of winter; cold, stormy.

As a proper noun frosty is

a generic name for a snowman.

wintry

English

Alternative forms

* wintery

Adjective

(er)
  • suggestive or characteristic of winter; cold, stormy
  • aged, white(-haired etc.)
  • chilling, cheerless

    • Synonyms

    * (suggestive or characteristic of winter) brumal, hibernal, hiemal

    Derived terms

    * unwintry * wintrify * wintrily * wintriness * wintry mix * wintry shower

    References

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    frosty

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Cold, chilly.
    • The air was frosty ; I could see my breath and walked quickly with my hands in my pockets.
    I'd like a frosty milkshake.
  • Having frost on it.
    • The frosty pumpkin is the sign of the end of the growing season, soon the greenery will wither and harvest end for the year.
  • (figuratively) Having an aloof or inhospitable manner.
    • After the divorce, she was civil but frosty to her ex.