frore
1
9.9
Very cold and covered with frost
- adjective
- /froʊr/
- Archaic
:
helado
- The night was frore, with a biting wind howling across the fields.
Examples
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His hands were numb after walking home on that frore December evening.
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A frore silence settled over the frozen pond in the early morning.
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The air was frore and biting on that winter morning.
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On the frore night, the stars twinkled brightly.
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A frore silence settled over the frozen pond in the early morning.
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His hands were numb after walking home on that frore December evening.
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The night was frore, with a biting wind howling across the fields.
Synonyms
1
9.9
Very cold in a way that feels unpleasant
is an archaic term used in older language to mean very cold
1
7.2
Very cold in a way that makes being outside difficult
is an archaic term meaning very cold and frosty
Antonyms
How Cold
Surface Forms
frore positive
Etymology
Frore is an old word that comes from a root meaning 'frozen' and is related to the modern word freeze, so frore describes something very cold or covered in frost.