chilly adj

1 uncomfortably cool; "a chill wind"; "chilly weather" [syn: chill]

2 not characterized by emotion; "a female form in marble--a chilly but ideal medium for depicting abstract virtues"-C.W.Cunningham

3 lacking warmth of feeling; "a chilly greeting"; "an unfriendly manner" [syn: unfriendly] n : very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency [syn: chili, chili pepper, chilli, chile] [also: chilliest, chillier]

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪli

Homophones

• Chile
• chilli

Adjective

1. Cold enough to cause shivering; or suddenly feeling cold

   I'm getting rather chilly over here - could you shut the window please?

2. Unfriendly or distant and cool

   She gave me a chilly look when I suggested it

3. (ultimate frisbee) calm and focused (with -o(ffense) or'' -d(efense))

Synonyms

• see

Related terms

• chill
• chilliness

Translations

• Finnish: kolea (1), viileä (1,2)
• Romanian: friguros (1)
• Spanish: frío (1)

References

Chilly may refer to:

• cold - of low (or lower) temperature; also absence of emotion.
• spice: "chile" or "chili".
• Chili con carne the stew-like dish (shortened to chili in the west).
• unfriendly.
• Chilly (a disco band from the 70s).
• Chilly Willy - Cartoon character

Places

Chilly is the name or part of the name of several communes in France:

• Chilly, in the Ardennes département
• Chilly, in the Haute-Savoie département
• Chilly, in the Somme département

• Chilly-le-Vignoble, in the Jura département
• Chilly-Mazarin, in the Essonne département
• Chilly-sur-Salins, in the Jura département

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