Chilly vs Straitlaced - What's the difference?
chilly | straitlaced | Related terms |
Cold enough to cause shivering; or suddenly feeling cold
Unfriendly or distant and cool
As adjectives the difference between chilly and straitlaced
is that chilly is cold enough to cause shivering; or suddenly feeling cold while straitlaced is an alternative spelling of lang=en.chilly
English
Adjective
(er)- I'm getting rather chilly over here - could you shut the window please?
- ''She gave me a chilly look when I suggested it