chilliest

Least warm temperature

Chilliest is the superlative of chilly—the coldest among things being compared: January was the chilliest month on record.

Beyond temperature, chilliest describes the most unfriendly reception or atmosphere: She gave him the chilliest look I've ever seen.

temperature

arctic

Of extreme northern cold

polar · icy · gelid · biting · freezing · numbing · bone-chilling · bitter · raw · nippy

atmosphere

unwelcoming

Hostile to guests

distant · aloof · standoffish · cold-shoulder · dismissive · uninviting · forbidding · impersonal · detached · reserved

uncomfortable

awkward

Lacking grace or ease

stilted · inhospitable · off-putting · unwarm · distant · stiff

wintry

blizzard

Violent prolonged snowstorm

midwinter · hibernation · solstice · snowdrift · subarctic · windswept

frost

hoarfrost

Frozen fog deposit

frostwork · crystalline · glaze · sleet · snowflake · frozen · glaciated

Opposites
temperature

chilliesthottest

Highest in temperature

warmest · friendliest · coziest

Family

chillier, chillies

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