key-cold
/ˈkiːˌkəʊld/adjective
1Extremely cold; devoid of heat (sometimes with connotations of death). Compare stone-cold. In later use chiefly literary.
2 Figurative. Entirely devoid of warmth of feeling; without zeal or fervour. Now rare.
Origin
Early 16th century; earliest use found in Thomas More (1478–1535), lord chancellor, humanist, and martyr. From key + cold.
- prevent
- preventability
- preventable
- preventative
- preventatively
- prevent defence
- prevent defense
- preventer
- prevential
- prevention
- preventional
- prevention is better than cure (or an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure)
- preventionism
- preventionist
- preventive
- preventive custody
- preventive detention
- preventive diplomacy
- preventively
- preventive maintenance
- preventive medicine
- preventive war
- preventorium
- prevent zone
- preverb