gelid.

Extremely cold, or felt as penetratingly cold.

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Words that belong together

• gelid water
• gelid air

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Gelid water closed around his wrist when he reached for the chain.

A breath of gelid air escaped from the chamber.

Usage notes

Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Comparative more gelid; superlative most gelid where gradation is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.