chillier; chilliest
1
: noticeably cold : chilling
a chilly day
2
: unpleasantly affected by cold
chilly spectators
3
: lacking warmth of feeling : unfriendly
a chilly reception
4
: tending to arouse fear or apprehension
chilly suspicions
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Examples of chilly in a Sentence
It's a little chilly outside.
You must be chilly without a coat on.
They gave him a chilly reception.
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The story had begun almost a decade earlier when, one chilly winter's day in 1946, Prince Max von Hohenlohe fired up his charcoal-burning Rolls-Royce Phantom and drove south from a 90-room palace just outside Madrid.
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Nick Foulkes, theweek, 7 Nov. 2024
Erik Kain My November cold continues into another chilly, though somewhat less wintry, day.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
New bowls for chilly season include osso bucco ravioli, tortellini in brodo, and cheesy baked polenta with mushroom ragu.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
The endangered turtle was hypothermic and lethargic, stunned by the chilly waters of Pedder Bay.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
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Nick Foulkes, theweek, 7 Nov. 2024
Erik Kain My November cold continues into another chilly, though somewhat less wintry, day.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
New bowls for chilly season include osso bucco ravioli, tortellini in brodo, and cheesy baked polenta with mushroom ragu.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
The endangered turtle was hypothermic and lethargic, stunned by the chilly waters of Pedder Bay.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Chilly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chilly. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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chilly
adjective
chillier; chilliest
1
: noticeably cold
2
: unpleasantly affected by cold
3
: not friendly
a chilly response
chilliness
noun
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