different between frosty vs prosty

English

Etymology

From Middle English frosty, forsty, from Old English forsti?, fyrsti? (“frosty”), from Proto-West Germanic *frostag, *frust?g, equivalent to frost +? -y. Cognate with West Frisian froastich (“frosty”), Dutch vorstig (“frosty”), German Low German fröstig (“frosty”), German frostig (“frosty”), Swedish frostig (“frosty”). Compare also Saterland Frisian froasterch (“frosty”), German Low German frösterg (“frosty”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?sti

Adjective

frosty (comparative frostier, superlative frostiest)

1. Cold, chilly.

   The air was frosty; I could see my breath and walked quickly with my hands in my pockets.

   I'd like a frosty milkshake.

2. Having frost on it.

   The frosty pumpkin is the sign of the end of the growing season, soon the greenery will wither and harvest end for the year.

3. (figuratively) Having an aloof or inhospitable manner.

   After the divorce, she was civil but frosty to her ex.

Translations

Derived terms

• frosty one
• stay frosty

Middle English

Alternative forms

• frosti, forsty

Etymology

From Old English forsti?, from Proto-West Germanic *frostag, equivalent to frost +? -y. Compare Old English fyrsti?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fr?sti?/, /?f?rsti?/

Adjective

frosty

1. Cold, freezing, frosty; being or experiencing cold.
2. (rare) White (of a beard)

Descendants

• English: frosty
• Scots: frosty

References

• “frost?, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-02.

English

Alternative forms

• prostie

Etymology

Shortened from prostitute.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?sti

Noun

prosty (plural prosties)

1. (US, slang) A prostitute.

Synonyms

• prossy (UK)
• tart (UK)
• whore

Anagrams

• sporty

Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *prost?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?pr?.st?/

Adjective

prosty (comparative prostszy, superlative najprostszy, adverb prosto)

1. straight

   Antonym: krzywy

2. simple, easy

   Synonym: ?atwy

   Antonyms: nieprosty, trudny, skomplikowany

3. unsophisticated, uneducated, common

Declension

Derived terms

• (verbs) prostowa?, upraszcza?, upro?ci?
• (nouns) prostak, prostota
• (adjectives) prostacki, pro?ciutki, pro?ciutenki, pro?ciusienki

See also

• po prostu

Further reading

• prosty in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• prosty in Polish dictionaries at PWN