frostily

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US /ˈfɹɔs.tɪ.li/ UK /ˈfɹɒs.tɪ.li/
adv

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    without warmth or enthusiasm

    I showed up unannounced to the party, and I was treated frostily by the hosts.

  2. 2
    adv

    In a frosty manner.

    They're of the generation that believes that steak houses should be dimly lit and frostily chilled (hell, they actually believe in steak houses).

Etymology

From frosty + -ly.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adv · without warmth or enthusiasm frigidly

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