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- DictionaryChill·y/ˈCHilē/
adjective
- 1. uncomfortably cool or cold: "it had turned chilly" Similar coldcoolcrispfreshbriskbleakwintrysnowyfrostyicyice-coldicy-coldglacialpolararcticrawsharpbitterbitterly coldbitingpiercingpenetratingfreezingfrigidinformal:nippyparkyBalticliterary:chillrare:gelidbrumalOpposite warm
- ▪ (of a person) feeling cold: "I felt a bit chilly" Similar coldfrozenfrozen stifffrozen to the marrow/core/bonefreezingfreezing coldbitterly coldshiverynumbnumbedchilled
- ▪ unfriendly: "the out-of-town lawyer got a polite but chilly reception" Similar unfriendlyunsympatheticunwelcomingforbiddingcoldcoolfrostyglacialfrigidhaughtysuperciliousdisdainfulaloofdistantremotereservedwithdrawnuncommunicativeunresponsiveunemotionaldispassionatepassionlesswoodenimpersonalformalstiffaustereinformal:standoffishoffishrare:gelidOpposite friendly
Derivatives
- 1. chilliness noun
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