half-frozen

adjective

1. extremely cold

   the half-frozen, but still conscious boy

2. (of food, ice, etc) partially defrosted

Example Sentences

“If not, their clothes were there for them. They’d be half-frozen, but they’d survive. But they didn’t though. I guess she wanted to take them.”

From Salon

In vivid contrast to the cacophony of India's chaotic and bustling towns, swathes of Kumbanad are surreally deserted and half-frozen in time.

From BBC

So, how do you break the ice in a half-frozen city full of people unsure how to defrost?

From Seattle Times

I’m half-frozen when I get off, but the forests are beautiful, sparkling like diamond dust, mist lifting off the fields and the hills.

From Literature

She was there for a photo shoot, but first, she had to help feed the animals, extracting half-frozen tufts of lichen from a mesh sack as the reindeer jostled her impatiently.

From New York Times