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uncomfortably cool
- those chilly nights when a warm fire can be especially comforting
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2
lacking in friendliness or warmth of feeling
- a chilly glare directed at the person who tried to go to the head of the line
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3
having a low or subnormal temperature
- a chilly spring morning
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“Chilly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chilly. Accessed 21 Jan. 2022.
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The first known use of chilly was in 1570
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