algific
/ælˈd͡ʒɪf.ɪk/
algific adjective: very cold; covered in ice or cold air.
Adjective
algific (comparative more algific, superlative most algific)
- Very cold; covered in ice or cold air.
- Hail, New Year's morn, we welcome thee, With all thy splendid show Of ice and snow and driving storm, Much longer known than thou! Thou need'st not think to frighten us With thy algific train; We know too well their fickleness To think they'll long remain.1901, Achsah L. Barton Thornton, “New Years Morn. January 1841”, in Poems, page 2
- Many algific slopes have cold microclimates throughout the summer. , even on the warmest days.2005, Field Guide to the Native Plant Communities of Minnesota, page 249
Examples of algific in a sentence
- Maintaining these plants and animals as viable members of Iowa's flora and fauna will require protection of their unique algific habitat.2005, Robert D. Libra, Living in Karst, page 6:
- Sinkholes are crucial to cold air flow on algific talus slopes.2006, Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge, page 97:
Forms of algific
| comparative | more algific |
|---|---|
| superlative | most algific |
Origin of algific
From Latin algificus, from algus (“cold”) + facere (“to make”).
Words that rhyme with algific
- specific
- prolific
- calorific
- colorific
- hieroglyphic
- honorific
- scientific
- terrific
- -ific
- biospecific
- calcific
- dolorific
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- febrific
- interspecific
- morbific
- organific
- pacific
- signific
- soporific
- sudorific
- triglyphic
- trispecific
- unterrific
- vaporific
- acidific
- allospecific
- anaglyphic
- anticalcific
- antiprolific
- aspecific
- aurific
- bioscientific
- bispecific
- carbonific
- chylific
- classific
- coelanaglyphic
- conspecific
- cornific
- cospecific
- crapperific
- damnific
- deific
- diaglyphic
- ditriglyphic
- frigorific
- geoglyphic
- grandific
- hipsterific
- horrific
- humilific
- inspecific
- lactific
- lapidific
- lithoglyphic
- lucific
- lucrific
- mirific
- nanospecific
- omnific
Questions about algific
- What does algific mean?
- Algific means very cold; covered in ice or cold air.
- How do you use algific in a sentence?
- Maintaining these plants and animals as viable members of Iowa's flora and fauna will require protection of their unique algific habitat.
- What part of speech is algific?
- Algific is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce algific?
- Algific is pronounced /ælˈd͡ʒɪf.ɪk/.
Words near algific in the dictionary
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