Word for the day gelid

[Josiah]

gel·id adjective \ˈje-ləd\

Definition of GELID


: extremely cold : icy <gelid water> <a man of gelid reserve — New Yorker>


<the Titanic passengers could not long survive the gelid waters of the North Atlantic>
<the judge listened with the gelid detachment of someone who had heard it all before>

 

[Vivjen]

I had never heard of that.....short and to the point!

 

[Josiah]

c.1600, from Latin gelidus "icy cold," from gelum "frost, intense cold"

 

[oakapple]

Another good word to pop into conversations.

 

[Josiah]

My less than enthusiastic comment about her mother's immanent arrival resulted in a gelid stare from my wife.

 

[Vivjen]

That is a good use...I must try it down the pub on Friday!

 

[Meanderer]

G-e-l i-d....GELID!

 

[oakapple]

That is a good use...I must try it down the pub on Friday!

DON'T ! or you will get a gelid reception.

 

[oakapple]

Although you could ask for a plate of gelid eels [groan!]