Tepid vs Chilly - What's the difference?

As adjectives the difference between tepid and chilly

is that tepid is lukewarm; neither warm nor cool while chilly is cold enough to cause shivering; or suddenly feeling cold.

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Lukewarm; neither warm nor cool.

I'm drinking a cup of tepid water.

Uninterested; exhibiting little passion or eagerness.

He gave me a tepid response to the proposal.

* (neither warm nor cool) lukewarm * (exhibiting little passion) uninterested, lukewarm * See also

* tepidness

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Cold enough to cause shivering; or suddenly feeling cold

I'm getting rather chilly over here - could you shut the window please?

Unfriendly or distant and cool

''She gave me a chilly look when I suggested it

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