gelid

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  1. adjective Very cold; icy: gelid ocean waters. See Synonyms at cold.

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  1. Latin gelidus, from gelū, frost; see gel- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Latin gelidus, cool, cold, from gelum (genitive geli), also gelus (ablative gelu), Late Latin generally gelu, cold, frost, akin to English cool, cold, chill.
 

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