different between unresponsive vs frosty

English

Etymology

un- +? responsive

Adjective

unresponsive (comparative more unresponsive, superlative most unresponsive)

1. Not responsive; unreactive.
2. Indifferent or apathetic; emotionless.

Synonyms

• nonresponsive

Antonyms

• responsive

Translations

See also

• irresponsible

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.