"FRIGORIFIC"

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.

XOXO
Me