http://www.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/mwwodarch.pl?Jan.01.2009
Some words just have it. Others clearly do not.
This one beats all. As anyone from our little corner of the world will agree...
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frigorific • \frig-uh-RIFF-ik\ • adjective
: causing cold : chilling
The chill in "frigorific" comes from "frigus," the Latin word for "frost" or "cold."
("Frigorific" is derived from Latin "frigorificus," the adjective form of "frigus.")
"Frigus" has provided us with other icy words as well.
It is the source of "refrigerate" ("to keep cold"), and also of the combining form "frigo-" ("cold") and the noun "frigorimeter" ("a thermometer designed for low temperatures"), both of which are primarily scientific and somewhat rare.
"Frigus" is also related to the ancestors of "frigid" ("intensely cold").
"Frigorific" is a relatively unusual word and is used considerably less often than its relatives "refrigerate" and "frigid."
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HAHAHA!
Time to ban the usage of those other two words, and to get on with FRIGORIFIC.
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Me
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wow..interesting...and...love this vid...I got really cold watching it and kept wanting to put a hat on the poor guy...he just was not bundled up enough for my liking...
ReplyDeleteSometimes those combo words have a better way of saying it all.
ReplyDeleteI love words. (Like those three, and these six)
ReplyDeleteI love the video that would so be my luck. I hope all is well. Love ya!
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ReplyDeletefrigorific is almost what I say on those types of days.
ReplyDeleteI'll bet the guy had such a frigorific time that he's either in the hospital with pneumonia or flat on his back at his Chiropractor's office!
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