frostily
In icy tones
Frostily describes doing something in a cold, unfriendly manner—with deliberate emotional distance or hostility: She frostily declined his invitation.
The word suggests icy politeness rather than open anger, a chill that makes displeasure clear without raising one's voice.
Without emotional warmth
- icilyIn unfriendly manner
- coollyIn unruffled manner
- distantlyIn a far-off manner
- alooflyIn detached manner
curtly · stiffly · dismissively · haughtily · disdainfully · brusquely · tersely · unfriendly
In extremely cold manner
- glaciallyAt ice-sheet speed
- freezinglyExtremely cold manner
- bitterlyWith harsh resentment
- chillinglyIn a frightening way
icily · numbingly · shiveringly · bleakly · coldly · bitingly · crisply · nippily
coldly
Without emotional warmth
aloofly · curtly · stiffly · dismissively · haughtily · disdainfully · brusquely · tersely · unfriendly · indifferently
frigidly
In extremely cold manner
- glaciallyAt ice-sheet speed
- freezinglyExtremely cold manner
- bitterlyWith harsh resentment
chillingly · icily · numbingly · shiveringly · bleakly · coldly · bitingly · crisply · nippily
frostilywarmly
With affection shown
cordially · affably · genially · amiably · friendlily
frostilyenthusiastically
With eager excitement
effusively · eagerly · openly · receptively · expansively
- chocolate frostingCocoa-based cake covering
- vanilla frostingSweet cake coating
- cream cheese frostingTangy dairy-based cake coating
- frosting on the cakeSugary spread on dessert
- caramel frostingSweet brown cake coating
- coconut frostingCake topping with tropical drupe