overchilled

Excessively made frigid

Overchilled means cooled too much, past the ideal temperature.

Wine that is overchilled loses its flavor complexity.

Beer served overchilled masks off-tastes but also mutes character.

The white wine was overchilled and needed a few minutes to warm up.

The term applies mainly to beverages but extends to any food or substance cooled beyond what's desirable.

discomfort

shivering

Involuntary bodily trembling

shaking · uncomfortable · restless · fidgety · miserable · distressed · unpleasant · unbearable · hypothermic · pale

temperature

frigid

Extremely and intensely cold

arctic · subzero · frosty · bitter · wintry · polar · gelid · nippy · ice-cold · overcooled

numbness

numb

Lacking physical sensation

benumbed · dulled · anesthetized · unfeeling · tingling · prickling · frostbitten · stiff · rigid · immobile

beverages

wine

Fermented grape beverage

rosé · lager · ale · martini · prosecco · chardonnay · pilsner · cider · spritzer · punch

food

sashimi

Thinly sliced raw fish

butter · gazpacho · fruit · melon · sorbet · gelato · appetizer · carpaccio · ceviche · tartare

Opposites
temperature excess

overchilledoverheated

Excessively warm

too hot · overwarmed · scalding · sweltering · warm

temperature adequacy

overchilledjust right

Exactly as needed

room temperature

Family

chill, chilly, chilled, chills, chilling, chilliness, unchilled, rechilled

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