Definitions
Relating to the far north, or extremely cold.
Word origin
From Middle English artik, artyk (with -c- reintroduced after Latin in the 17th century), from Medieval Latin articus, from Latin arcticus, from Ancient Greek ἀρκτικός (arktikós, “northern, of the (Great) Bear”), from ἄρκτος (árktos, “bear, Ursa Major”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos (“bear”). Cognate with Latin ursus.
Used in a sentence
“What neede the artick people loue star-light, To whom the sunne shines both by day and night.”
“[…] on th’ other side Incenc’t with indignation Satan stood Unterrifi’d, and like a Comet burn’d, That fires the length of Ophiucus huge In th’ Artick Sky, and from his horrid hair Shakes Pestilence and Warr.”
“A medical examination determined who was to be sent on to Norilsk in the Arctic.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Smallest ocean”6 letters
02“Far north”6 letters
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