Definition of chilly
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.
Recent Examples of chilly from the Web
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Waders are needed to enter the river at low flow because of the chilly water.
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In his second, the chilly welcome intensified before another infield ground out.
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Or for an actor to douse himself with ice-cold water every night, as Brando did when playing a murderer who emerged from a chilly lake.
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Again, hundreds of people came out to watch the move, which happened on a chilly December morning.
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If all goes to plan, this week, World View workers will unfurl the balloon in the chilly, predawn air, laying it carefully on a protective tarp at a desert site about 40 kilometers south of Tucson.
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Under chilly but sunny skies, the Milpitas Farmers’ Market drew people to the Great Mall on Sunday to purchase fresh produce, flowers and help local farmers.
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At these depths, the pressure is enormous and temperatures average a chilly 34 degrees Fahrenheit.
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This year she was greeted with a chilly, gray, and rainy day.
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First Known Use of chilly
1570
CHILLY Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of chilly for English Language Learners
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: noticeably cold
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: feeling cold
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: noticeably unfriendly
CHILLY Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of chilly for Students
chillier
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: noticeably cold a chilly morning
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