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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

Other offerings there sound like a warm hug in gelid form: Jasmine Milk Tea laced with chocolate-coated almond slivers, or Rhubarb Crumble with Toasted Anise.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 13, 2023

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

I dropped to my knees, comforted by the solidity of the floor even though I couldn’t see it, expecting at any moment to be sucked into the gelid void, frozen and dead.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson




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