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frosty (adj.)
[frosty 词源字典]
Old English
forstig
,
fyrstig
"as cold as frost;" see
frost
(n.) +
-y
(2). Figurative use from late 14c. Related:
Frostily
;
frostiness
. Similar formation in Dutch
vorstig
, German
frostig
.
[frosty etymology, frosty origin, 英语词源]