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gelid

[jel-id] / ˈdʒɛl ɪd /
NOUN
freezing
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But the Kuiper Belt, a torus-shaped ring of gelid objects, including the dwarf planet Pluto, will have its portrait taken by VRO in considerable detail.

From National Geographic Jan. 9, 2024

Irresistibly compelled, you book a holiday to the gelid, hostile regions whence the creature came.

From New York Times Mar. 12, 2022

It was a sunny, gelid afternoon just after Christmas.

From The New Yorker Feb. 19, 2017

The talks will draw together diplomats from a dozen countries that have striking differences on potential solutions for the Syrian war — and whose relations with Iran range from warm to outright gelid.

From Washington Post Oct. 27, 2015

He pulled the wick out of the bottle and poured the bottle about half full, old straight weight oil thick and gelid with the cold and a long time pouring.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy




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