FRIGIDLY

frostily, frigidly

(adverb) without warmth or enthusiasm; “‘Come in if you have to,’ he said frostily”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

frigidly (comparative more frigidly, superlative most frigidly)

In a frigid manner; coldly; icily.

Source: Wiktionary


Frig"id*ly, adv.

Definition: In a frigid manner; coldly; dully; without affection.

FRIGID

Frig"id, a. Etym: [L. frigidus, fr. frigere to be cold; prob. akin to Gr. Frill.]

1. Cold; wanting heat or warmth; of low temperature; as, a frigid climate.

2. Wanting warmth, fervor, ardor, fire, vivacity, etc.; unfeeling; forbidding in manner; dull and unanimated; stiff and formal; as, a frigid constitution; a frigid style; a frigid look or manner; frigid obedience or service.

3. Wanting natural heat or vigor sufficient to excite the generative power; impotent. Johnson. Frigid zone, that part of the earth which lies between either polar circle and its pole. It extends 23Arctic.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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