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chilly
[ chil-ee ]
adjective
- mildly cold or producing a sensation of cold; causing shivering; chill:
a chilly breeze.
- feeling cold; sensitive to cold:
Her hands were chilly.
- without warmth of feeling; cool:
a chilly reply.
- producing or likely to produce a feeling of fear; frightening:
He told a chilly story of ghosts and murder.
adverb
- Also ·· []. in a mildly cold manner:
The wind blew chilly.
chilly
/ ˈʃɪɪ /
adjective
- causing or feeling cool or moderately cold
- without warmth; unfriendly
- (of people) sensitive to cold
Derived Forms
- ˈԱ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ··Ա noun
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Example Sentences
The large area of high pressure that has dominated our weather may have brought us clear and sunny skies, but its position to the north of the UK has fed in chillier air from Scandinavia.
Researchers monitored cortisol levels of the volunteers before and after they took dips in the chilly sea off the south Wales coast.
After a chilly start to spring and rain in some locations this week, the mercury will rise rapidly over the weekend bringing summer-like weather to Southern California.
After playing junior college football in the midwest and spending two chilly seasons playing at Syracuse, he was eager to move to Southern California.
There will also be some chilly nights with a touch of frost possible.
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