frost|bit|ten

frost|bit|ten
frost|bit|ten «FRST BIHT uhn, FROST-», adjective, verb.
–adj.
1. injured by severe cold: »

frostbitten fingers.

2. coldly impassive; having an ice-cold or frigid personality. a)
the past participle of frostbite: »

My ears were frostbitten.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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