WordNet cracks me up, sometimes:

(dax:19:32)% dict -d wn frigid
1 definition found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  frigid
       adj 1: sexually unresponsive; "was cold to his advances"; "a frigid
              woman" [syn: {cold}]
       2: extremely cold; "an arctic climate";  "a frigid day"; "gelid
          waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy
          hands"; "polar weather" [syn: {arctic}, {gelid}, {glacial},
           {icy}, {polar}]
       3: devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of
          unfriendliness or disdain; "a frigid greeting"; "got a
          frosty reception"; "a frozen look on their faces"; "a
          glacial handshake"; "icy stare"; "wintry smile" [syn: {frosty},
           {frozen}, {glacial}, {icy}, {wintry}]

So, umm, it's COLD outside, today.  I'm going to avoid the word frigid, I think.

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