chilly

[ chil-ee ]
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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.

  1. without warmth of feeling; cool: a chilly reply.

  2. 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 [chil-i-lee] /ˈtʃɪl ɪ li/ . in a mildly cold manner: The wind blew chilly.

Origin of chilly

1
First recorded in 1560–70; chill + -y1

synonym study For chilly

1. See cold.

Other words from chilly

  • chill·i·ness, noun

Words that may be confused with chilly

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British Dictionary definitions for chilly

chilly

/ (ˈtʃɪlɪ) /


adjective-lier or -liest
  1. causing or feeling cool or moderately cold

  2. without warmth; unfriendly

  1. (of people) sensitive to cold

Derived forms of chilly

  • chilliness, noun

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