† frigidiousadj.
Obsolete. rare.
Frigid, intensely cold.
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ice-coldeOE
frostyOE
frosty cold?a1430
frore1483
chill-cold1567
frory?1567
frostbiting1593
numb-cold1597
chilling-cold1616
frigidious1630
frigid1639
finger-cold1752
Siberian1789
freezy1827
ice-cool1853
Arctic1876
1630 J. Taylor Anagrams & Sonn. in Wks. ii. 257/1 Frigidious Janus twofold frozen face, Turnes moyst Aquarius into congeal'd yce.
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