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
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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Paris Wilson, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2026
Exploring the housing market Sellers are taking their homes off the market in droves, putting upward pressure on housing prices and cooling off an already-chilly market, some analysts told ABC News.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 8 June 2026
While London had been chilly, here the late-March air is glacial.
—Shyla Watson, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
Such is the case with Eyes Without a Face, which met a chilly response in its initial release in 1960 but has since earned a reputation as one of the best French horror films ever made.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for chilly
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“Chilly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chilly. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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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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