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Definition of 'chilly'

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chilly

(tʃɪli )

Word forms: comparative chillier , superlative chilliest

1. adjective

Something that is chilly is unpleasantly cold.

It was a chilly afternoon.

The rooms had grown chilly.

Synonyms: cool, fresh, sharp, crisp More Synonyms of chilly

2. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE]

If you feel chilly, you feel rather cold.

I'm a bit chilly.

3. adjective

You say that relations between people are chilly or that a person's response is chilly when they are not friendly, welcoming, or enthusiastic.

I was slightly afraid of their chilly distant politeness.

Synonyms: unfriendly, hostile, unsympathetic, frigid More Synonyms of chilly

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chilly in British English

(ˈtʃɪlɪ )

adjectiveWord forms: -lier or -liest

1.

causing or feeling cool or moderately cold

2.

without warmth; unfriendly

3.

(of people) sensitive to cold

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chilliness (ˈchilliness)

noun

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chilly in American English

(ˈtʃɪli )

adjectiveWord forms: ˈchillier or ˈchilliest

1.

moderately cold; uncomfortably cool

2.

chilling; making cold

3.

cool in manner; unfriendly

4.

depressing; dispiriting

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Derived forms

chillily (ˈchillily)

adverb

chilliness (ˈchilliness)

noun

Word Frequency

chilly in American English

(ˈtʃɪli) (adjective chillier, chilliest)

adjective

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

5. Also: chillily

in a chill manner

The wind blew chilly

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Derived forms

chilliness

noun

Word origin

[1560–70; chill + -y1]

Examples of 'chilly' in a sentence
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And it looks like remaining chilly for the rest of the week.The sun disappears behind a cloud and suddenly it feels chilly.It was a particularly chilly and damp day across the south.The week ahead also looks changeable and rather chilly.It certainly feels cosy on a chilly autumn afternoon.You may still get cold nights or chilly winds that can damage or slow it.It was very romantic if a bit chilly.It will still feel chilly in the northeast but relatively mild in the west and southwest.Our heightened sensitivity to cold makes a chilly draught invariably feel more uncomfortable than a warm breeze.It was overcast and a bit chilly.

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British English: chilly /ˈtʃɪlɪ/ ADJECTIVE

Chilly means uncomfortably cold.

It was a chilly afternoon.

American English: chilly /tˈʃɪli/
Arabic: بَارِد
Brazilian Portuguese: frio
Chinese: 寒冷的
Croatian: hladan
Czech: studený
Danish: kølig
Dutch: koel
European Spanish: frío
Finnish: viileä
French: froid
German: kühl
Greek: κρύος
Italian: fresco
Japanese: 寒い
Korean: 쌀쌀한
Norwegian: kjølig
Polish: chłodny
European Portuguese: frio
Romanian: friguros
Russian: холодный
Latin American Spanish: frío
Swedish: kylig
Thai: หนาวเย็น
Turkish: soğuk
Ukrainian: холодний
Vietnamese: lạnh lẽo

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