/ˈd͡ʒɛl.ɪd/, /ˈd͡ʒɛl.əd/
OriginFirst attested in 1630. From Latin gelidus (“cold”), from gelu (“frost”).
- literaryVery cold; icy or frosty.
“Of Cassandra-Marat we have spoken often; yet the most surprising truth remains to be spoken: that he actually does not want sense; but, with croaking gelid throat, croaks out masses of the truth, on s”
“Above the gelid source of mountain springs,
A solitary eagle, circling, flies.”
“In the worst of summer the tower remained cool, yet the air seemed feverish and gelid when sisters of different Ajahs came too close.”
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