frostily

1. 1.

   without warmth or enthusiasm

   “`Come in if you have to,' he said frostily”

   Synonymsfrigidly

Questions about frostily

What does frostily mean?

frostily means "without warmth or enthusiasm".

How many syllables are in frostily?

frostily has 3 syllables and divides as fro-sti-ly under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for frostily?

Close synonyms include frigidly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is frostily a common word?

frostily is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.