Algid

Word of the Day for Friday, December 21, 2012

Algid \AL-jid\, adjective:

Cold; chilly.

The sun weakens and grows pale as though seen through algid water and the air is stale and still.
-- Bryce Courtenay, The Family Frying Pan

There was an algid texture to the air, causing everyone to shiver involuntarily.
-- Richard K. Patterson, The Kaleidoscope Project

A late Renaissance term, algid is derived from the Latin algidus, meaning "cold."

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