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   chilly

   /ˈtʃɪli/

   adjective

   • 1. uncomfortably or unpleasantly cold: "a chilly February evening" 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:stand-offishoffishrare:gelidOpposite friendly

   Derivatives

   • 1. chilliness noun

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