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chilly

adjective noun

Not characterized by emotion

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Word Facts

Word length
6
Starts with
C
Ends with
Y
Contains
HI
Scrabble score
14
CEFR level
C1

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adjective

  1. Not characterized by emotion

    “{'source': 'C.W.Cunningham', 'text': 'a female form in marble — a chilly but ideal medium for depicting abstract virtues'}”

adjective

  1. Lacking warmth of feeling

    “A chilly greeting”

adjective

  1. Appreciably or disagreeably cold

noun

  1. Very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency

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{'source': 'C.W.Cunningham', 'text': 'a female form in marble — a chilly but ideal medium for depicting abstract virtues'}
A chilly greeting

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