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algid
[ al-jid ]
adjective
- cold; chilly.
algid
/ ˈældʒɪd /
adjective
- med chilly or cold
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Derived Forms
- alˈgidity, noun
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Other Words From
- al·gidi·ty algid·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of algid1
1620–30; < Latin algidus “cold,” from algēre “to be cold”
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Word History and Origins
Origin of algid1
C17: from Latin algidus, from algēre to be cold
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Example Sentences
The algid or congestive form occurs more frequently than either of the others.
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Yet the efficacy of this powerful agency is by no means comparable to that which it produces in the algid forms of malarial fever.
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Equally ineffectual are other means used for communicating heat to the algid body and thereby reviving its functions.
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