Subfreezing
(adjective)
Beneath or below the freezing point.
Origin:
From the latin word 'sub' meaning 'under' and 'freezing' meaning 'the temperature at which a substance freezes'.
Examples:
- The subfreezing temperatures made it too dangerous to go outside.
- It was a subfreezing day, and the lake had frozen over completely.
- The subfreezing windchill made it feel even colder.
- The subfreezing temperatures had caused the pipes to freeze and burst.
- Due to the subfreezing temperatures, the winter festival was cancelled.