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chilly

[ chil-ee ]

adjective

chillier, chilliest.
  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 󾱱·· []. in a mildly cold manner:

    The wind blew chilly.

chilly

/ ˈʃɪɪ /

adjective

  1. causing or feeling cool or moderately cold
  2. without warmth; unfriendly
  3. (of people) sensitive to cold
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ󾱱Ա, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • 󾱱··Ա 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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Banana Cake is for right now — for windy, sunny, even chilly and stormy, abundant spring!

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If it feels a bit chilly now, just wait until next week when it will be much warmer.

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She obliges his request and turns back to a human avatar before adding, “I’m feeling a bit chilly without my fur coat!”

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On a chilly day last spring, that backdrop is on impressive display in Studios d’Epinay, one of Europe’s oldest studios, located north of Paris.

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