frostburned

adj

Etymology

From frostburn + -ed.

  1. derived from *bʰrenw-
  2. derived from *brinnaną
  3. borrowed from brinna
  4. inherited from burne
  5. compounded as frostburn — “frost + burn
  6. suffixed as frostburned — “frostburn + ed

Definitions

  1. Afflicted with frostburn.

    • His frostburned face glowed with a wild joy as he shook his flintlock in the direction of the firing.
    • The Rose droops in the death-cold blast. Its velvet petals, red as heart's blood, begin to wither, frostburned.

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