chilly
Other forms: chillier; chilliest; chillily
Did someone leave a window open? It's chilly in here! That word means "cold," and it can also mean that someone's acting in a frosty way.
The main meaning of chilly is cold, but this word is often used for emotions too, just like "warm." A warm person is loving and kind, but a chilly person is unemotional, distant, and quiet. Chilly people are often called "aloof" — another word for someone who's not acting like a people person. "After you turned them in for cheating on their homework, they gave you a chilly reception."
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appreciably or disagreeably cold
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lacking warmth of feeling“a chilly greeting”synonyms:unfriendlynot disposed to friendship or friendliness
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not characterized by emotion“"a female form in marble--a chilly but ideal medium for depicting abstract virtues"-C.W.Cunningham”synonyms:unemotionalunsusceptible to or destitute of or showing no emotion
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a very spicy pepper used in cooking that adds heat and strong flavorsynonyms: chile, chili, chili pepper, chillitypes:chipotlea ripe jalapeno pepper that is dried and used in cooking, originating in Mexicotype of:hot pepperany of various pungent capsicum fruits
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