Meaning
- (adjective) Cold enough to cause discomfort.
- (adjective) Feeling uncomfortably cold. “I’m getting rather chilly over here – could you shut the window please?”
- (adjective) Distant and cool; unfriendly. “She gave me a chilly look when I made the suggestion.”
- (noun) The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking.
- (noun) Powdered chili pepper, used as a spice or flavouring in cooking.
- (noun) (Indian Chinese cuisine) a spicy stew of chicken or paneer, capsicum and onion, eaten as an appetizer.
- (noun) A dish made with chili peppers and other ingredients, such as beans and beef.
- (noun) (Cincinnati) Cincinnati chili.
Synonyms
Letter breakdown
- Chilly contains 6 letters: 1 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
- It uses 5 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 2.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 14.
Connected words
Other 6-letter words
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- abject
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Words starting with CHI
- chi
- chiaroscuro
- chic
- chicaneries
- chicanery
- chicer
- chicest
- chichi
- chichis
- chick
- chickadee
- chickadees
- chicken
- chickened
- chickening
- chickenpox
- chickens
- chickpea
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Reader questions
What does Chilly mean?
Cold enough to cause discomfort.
How many letters are in Chilly?
Chilly has 6 letters.
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