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chilly

adjective as in cold

adjective as in unfriendly, aloof

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Big picture: The jobs market has cooled off and even turned chilly after several years of rapid hiring following the pandemic.

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“You picked a chilly time of year to visit Switzerland, if you ask me,” Fredrick said in a jovial tone.

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“There is no place more delightful than one’s own fireplace,” she read, and nodded in agreement, for the library had begun to get chilly now that afternoon was turning to dusk.

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I would help him pick out flat rocks to skip atop the chilly water cascading down the creek.

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Buffalo has its problems: iffy defense, offensive inconsistency, and turnovers, but QB Josh Allen remains a multithreat headache and a healthy Bills team on a chilly January afternoon is a menace.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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