## Meanings
1. Cold enough to feel uncomfortable.
2. Unfriendly and distant in manner.
3. A small, very hot pepper used in cooking (variant spelling of chili).

## Examples
- The air was chilly, so I put on a sweater before going out.
- She gave me a chilly look when I made the suggestion.
- He added a chopped chilly to make the curry spicier.

## Synonyms
- cold

## Derived Forms
- chillily
- chilliness
- chillybin
- unchilly

## Related Forms
- chill
- chillax
- chiller
- chilling
- chillingly
- chillness
- cold-sensitive

## Etymology
From chill + -y. Cognate with Swedish kylig (“chilly”), Norwegian kjølig (“chilly”).

## AI Etymology
Chilly is from chill + -y. Cognate with Swedish kylig (“chilly”), Norwegian kjølig (“chilly”). The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adjectival form is built from the named base and affix. In present-day use, it can mean cold enough to feel uncomfortable, or unfriendly and distant in manner. Related forms include chill, chillax, chiller, chilling, chillingly. Derived formations include chillily, chilliness, chillybin, unchilly.

## Topics
- Weather & Climate
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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