Chill, a. 1. Moderately cold; tending to cause shivering; chilly; raw.
Noisome winds, and blasting vapors chill.
Milton.
2. Affected by cold. “My veins are chill.” Shak.
3. Characterized by coolness of manner, feeling, etc.; lacking enthusiasm or warmth; formal; distant; as, a chill reception.
4. Discouraging; depressing; dispiriting.