chilly
/ˈtʃɪli/
adjective
- 1
Cold enough to cause discomfort.
- 2
Feeling uncomfortably cold.
“I’m getting rather chilly over here – could you shut the window please?”
- 3
Distant and cool; unfriendly.
“She gave me a chilly look when I made the suggestion.”
noun
- 1
The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking.
- 2
Powdered chili pepper, used as a spice or flavouring in cooking.
- 3
(Indian Chinese cuisine) a spicy stew of chicken or paneer, capsicum and onion, eaten as an appetizer.
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noun
- 1
A dish made with chili peppers and other ingredients, such as beans and beef.
- 2
(Cincinnati) Cincinnati chili.
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