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
Synonyms
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
But the first two weeks of April brought plenty of chilly showers to much of Central and Southern California, and during our visit, the temperatures hovered in the mid-50s, and the rain waxed and waned between hopeful moments of blue sky followed by black clouds and water falling in curtains.
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Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
Workers transferred boxes of mahi-mahi and other seafood from the chilly trailer to a warehouse-like space.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
Bringing cheer and color to chilly, gray skies, more than 1 million migratory birds flocked this past winter to the Kashmir Valley.
—Umer Asif, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Apr. 2024
She’s meant to be cold and calculating, but Zendaya has an inherent warmth that sometimes undercuts the chilly, pathological obsession with winning that defines Tashi’s raison d’etre.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 12 Apr. 2024
At this time of year, as warmer weather finds a foothold, moderate afternoons may often follow chilly mornings.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
Queen Elsa from Frozen would absolutely be jealous of this chilly chic look.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 28 Mar. 2024
There are also two external fire pits for chilly evenings and under-floor heating in guest areas.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 5 Apr. 2024
The performances are as suitably chilly as the photography (or all those ice cubes).
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2024
Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
Workers transferred boxes of mahi-mahi and other seafood from the chilly trailer to a warehouse-like space.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
Bringing cheer and color to chilly, gray skies, more than 1 million migratory birds flocked this past winter to the Kashmir Valley.
—Umer Asif, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Apr. 2024
She’s meant to be cold and calculating, but Zendaya has an inherent warmth that sometimes undercuts the chilly, pathological obsession with winning that defines Tashi’s raison d’etre.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 12 Apr. 2024
At this time of year, as warmer weather finds a foothold, moderate afternoons may often follow chilly mornings.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
Queen Elsa from Frozen would absolutely be jealous of this chilly chic look.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 28 Mar. 2024
There are also two external fire pits for chilly evenings and under-floor heating in guest areas.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 5 Apr. 2024
The performances are as suitably chilly as the photography (or all those ice cubes).
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2024
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“Chilly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chilly. Accessed 23 Apr. 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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