chilly
mildly cold or producing a sensation of cold; causing shivering; chill: a chilly breeze.
feeling cold; sensitive to cold: Her hands were chilly.
without warmth of feeling; cool: a chilly reply.
producing or likely to produce a feeling of fear; frightening: He told a chilly story of ghosts and murder.
Also chill·i·ly [chil-i-lee] /ˈtʃɪl ɪ li/ . in a mildly cold manner: The wind blew chilly.
Origin of chilly
1synonym study For chilly
Other words from chilly
- chill·i·ness, noun
Words that may be confused with chilly
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How to use chilly in a sentence
But Stefania is the chilliest, most easygoing 14-year-old in the world.
‘The Carrie Diaries’: AnnaSophia Robb on the ‘Sex and the City’ Prequel | Anna Klassen | January 14, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTRelations between the US and Russia are at their chilliest in decades, and may have passed the point of no return.
Nina, whose astonishment at the meeting must have exceeded even that of her friends, took refuge in the chilliest civility.
The Tigress | Anne WarnerShe may speak for hours, freeze me with her chilliest smile, my thought ever escapes her, will always escape her.
Artists' Wives | Alphonse DaudetWhat a strange coupleso oddly assorted; poor Coddle, is the thinnest, chilliest man in the world.
Married Life | John Baldwin Buckstone
"Ay," said Robbie, and the tone and manner were sufficient to drench any enthusiasm with the chilliest of water.
The Sky Pilot | Ralph ConnorI have known likings to be colored as rosily as love, and seen what called itself love as cold as the chilliest liking.
British Dictionary definitions for chilly
/ (ˈtʃɪlɪ) /
causing or feeling cool or moderately cold
without warmth; unfriendly
(of people) sensitive to cold
Derived forms of chilly
- chilliness, noun
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