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 on the Web
While much of the rest of the country roasted, San Francisco last weekend appeared a beatific city lorded over by mild yet sunny cerulean skies and ideally chilly nights.
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Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
Team Bahamas was a chilly 8-of-37 from 3 in Wednesday’s defeat.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2024
Tkachuk happily obliged, raising the Cup and slopping its chilly contents (Bud Light and Michelob Ultra) over the railing onto open-mouthed fans below.
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 25 June 2024
There wasn’t a cloud in the sky, but a chilly gale blasted up from the Southern Ocean.
—Tony Perrottet, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2024
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Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
Team Bahamas was a chilly 8-of-37 from 3 in Wednesday’s defeat.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2024
Tkachuk happily obliged, raising the Cup and slopping its chilly contents (Bud Light and Michelob Ultra) over the railing onto open-mouthed fans below.
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 25 June 2024
There wasn’t a cloud in the sky, but a chilly gale blasted up from the Southern Ocean.
—Tony Perrottet, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2024
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“Chilly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chilly. Accessed 7 Jul. 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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