frosted

American  

[fraw-stid, fros-tid] / ˈfrɔ stɪd, ˈfrɒs tɪd /

adjective

1. covered with or having frost.

2. made frostlike in appearance, as certain translucent glass.

   a frosted window; a frosted light bulb.

3. coated or decorated with frosting or icing, as a cake.

4. (of hair) highlighted, especially by bleaching selected strands.

5. made with ice cream.

   frosted malted.

6. quick-frozen.

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noun

1. a thick beverage, usually made with milk, flavoring syrup, and ice cream whipped together.

frosted British  

/ ˈfrɒstɪd /

adjective

1. covered or injured by frost

2. covered with icing, as a cake

3. (of glass, etc) having a surface roughened, as if covered with frost, to prevent clear vision through it

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Other Word Forms

• nonfrosted adjective
• unfrosted adjective

Etymology

Origin of frosted

First recorded in 1635–45; frost + -ed ²

Example Sentences

So, if you purchased any similar frosted sugar cookie recently, even if it’s not Target’s Favorite Day brand, consider checking the lot number.

From Salon

It seems odd to want to walk around smelling like baby bottles or frosted cupcakes.

From Salon

There’s Cereal Milk Cake, filled with cereal milk cheesecake mousse and frosted in a cereal milk frosting.

From Salon

Our ceremonies, meanwhile, were held in ornate buildings featuring marble and spires and headed up by men in robes, not a youth pastor with frosted tips and cargo shorts.

From Los Angeles Times

Not the delicate meringues or the aggressively frosted cupcakes of childhood birthday parties, but the muscular, memory-laced ones.

From Salon

Related Words

• chilled
• frigid
• ice-cold
• iced
• icy