chilly

About 1.50 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Cold enough to cause discomfort.
2. adjective Feeling uncomfortably cold.

   I’m getting rather chilly over here – could you shut the window please?

3. adjective Distant and cool; unfriendly.

   She gave me a chilly look when I made the suggestion.

4. noun Alternative spelling of chili.

Similar words

chill cool chilli chili chili pepper unemotional unfriendly chile chilling cold

Often followed by

and night in air wind morning day reception weather

Word family

chillier chilliest chillily chilliness chillinesses