frigid
adjective
very cold in temperature.
frigidly
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a word derived from
frigid.
Example Sentences
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They live across Fifth Avenue from George and Bertha Russell, Vanderbilt types played by Morgan Spector and Carrie Coon, frigidly cooing some approximation of a mid-Atlantic accent.
From Salon ● Jan. 25, 2022
Migrants call these cells the “hieleras,” the Spanish word for icebox or freezer, because the temperatures are kept so frigidly low.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 23, 2019
It roared frigidly to life, a bomber taking off in the Arctic.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 29, 2018
He made the nepotism-tarred center-right candidate, François Fillon, grin frigidly, murmuring about a lawsuit.
From New York Times ● Apr. 6, 2017
He said frigidly, “Well, we have our engine men.”
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
