frosty
There had been rumours of frostiness between the couple.
The frostiness of his tone had hardened.
I've noticed a bit of frostiness between them.
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abrasively
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aloof
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reserved
reservedly
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Examples of frostiness
frostiness
From the beginning the media wrote about a
frostiness between the presenters.
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But he always avoids the impression of
frostiness, which is one of his great gifts.
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