On Sat, 09 Jan 2021 Leo > wrote:
>
>For some reason that I donīt understand, Our email now comes with a "Word
>of the Day". I donīt resent it and am seldom stumped. Today I was.
>Without googling, how many of you know the word "gelid"? Be honest when
>you raise your hand.
>I donīt live in a gelid climate, so maybe thatīs why I didn't know the
>word.
>Brrrr! Itīs positively gelid out there!
>Nope. Not once in my life have I heard that expression.
>
>leo
During winter I arise to gelid weather most every morning, it was
+12šF here this morning, which compared to typical winter temperatures
here we are in a heat wave... we'll soon be in the minuses and I will
be thankful for my car's oil pan heater.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gelid
Yes, being a crossword puzzle addict I see "gelid" often.