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chilly

[ chil-ee ]

adjective

, chill·i·er, chill·i·est.
  1. mildly cold or producing a sensation of cold; causing shivering; chill:

    a chilly breeze.

  2. feeling cold; sensitive to cold:

    Her hands were chilly.

  3. without warmth of feeling; cool:

    a chilly reply.

  4. producing or likely to produce a feeling of fear; frightening:

    He told a chilly story of ghosts and murder.



adverb

  1. Also chill·i·ly []. in a mildly cold manner:

    The wind blew chilly.

chilly

/ ˈtʃɪlɪ /

adjective

  1. causing or feeling cool or moderately cold
  2. without warmth; unfriendly
  3. (of people) sensitive to cold


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Derived Forms

  • ˈchilliness, noun

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Other Words From

  • chill·i·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of chilly1

First recorded in 1560–70; chill + -y 1

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Synonym Study

See cold.

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Example Sentences

I gingerly walked down the center staircase and out into what was a chilly, sunny October morning.

By Alex Orlov for Life by DailyBurn Do dark, chilly days make your mood cloud over this time each year?

She speaks with chilly precision, “in the tone that a bored but tolerant adult might use.”

In the past, her character has tended toward the two-dimensional: the chilly villainess.

We were herded into a chilly waiting room waiting for the Britannia to be refueled.

He was at first rather chilly and I soon found out it was on account of my having gone round his lines during his absence.

But spring evenings in Switzerland are chilly; Capt suggested their return to the hotel.

But there was something about the chilly expression in her eyes that made Delancy feel decidedly uncomfortable.

For instance, Lem Jones stopped and hitched his team before the store, one chilly day.

The people of the Continent consider Britain a chilly, unattractive land.

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