algid
Adjective Satellite
- chilly
- "a person who is algid is marked by prostration and has cold clammy skin and low blood pressure"
Adj
- Cold, chilly; used of low body temperature, especially in connection with certain diseases such as malaria and cholera.
Adjective
- Cold, chilly.
Examples
- algid malaria
- He received an algid stare after challenging a perfectly valid word.
Origin / Etymology
Probably borrowed from Latin algidus (“cold”).
Scrabble Score: 7
algid: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordalgid: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
algid: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 9
algid: valid Words With Friends Word