Hypothermic

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Affected by hypothermia; having an abnormally low body temperature.

    "The survivors of the shipwreck quickly became hypothermic."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to or affected by hypothermia wordnet

Example

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"When oil gets in the ocean, birds are among the first victims: their plumage quickly loses its insulating properties with only a few drops of oil, so that the birds become hypothermic and die."

Etymology

From hypo- + -thermic.

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