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   chilly

   /ˈtʃɪli/

   adjective

   • 1. uncomfortably or unpleasantly cold: "a chilly February evening" Similar coldcoolcrispfreshbriskbleakwintrysnowyfrostyicyice-coldicy-coldglacialpolararcticrawsharpbitterbitterly coldbitingpiercingpenetratingfreezingfrigidinformal:nippyparkyBalticliterary:chillrare:gelidbrumalOpposite warm
   • ▪ (of a person) feeling cold: "I felt a bit chilly" Similar coldfrozenfrozen stifffrozen to the marrow/core/bonefreezingfreezing coldbitterly coldshiverynumbnumbedchilled
   • ▪ unfriendly: "the out-of-town lawyer got a polite but chilly reception" Similar unfriendlyunsympatheticunwelcomingforbiddingcoldcoolfrostyglacialfrigidhaughtysuperciliousdisdainfulaloofdistantremotereservedwithdrawnuncommunicativeunresponsiveunemotionaldispassionatepassionlesswoodenimpersonalformalstiffaustereinformal:stand-offishoffishrare:gelidOpposite friendly

   Derivatives

   • 1. chilliness noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCHILLY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   CHILLY definition: 1. (of weather, conditions in a room, or parts of the body) cold: 2. unfriendly: 3. (of weather…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of CHILLY is noticeably cold : chilling. How to use chilly in a sentence.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCHILLY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Something that is chilly is unpleasantly cold. It was a chilly afternoon. The rooms had grown chilly. If you feel chilly, you feel rather cold. I'm a bit chilly. You say that relations between people are chilly or that a person's response is chilly when they are not friendly, welcoming, or enthusiastic.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCHILLY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   CHILLY meaning: 1. (of weather, conditions in a room, or parts of the body) cold: 2. unfriendly: 3. (of weather…. Learn more.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionchilly adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of chilly adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. (comparative chillier, superlative chilliest) (especially of the weather or a place, but also of people) too cold to be comfortable. It's chilly today. I was feeling chilly.

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   The main meaning of chilly is cold, but this word is often used for emotions too, just like "warm." A warm person is loving and kind, but a chilly person is unemotional, distant, and quiet. Chilly people are often called "aloof" — another word for someone who's not acting like a people person.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryCHILLY - All you need to know about it | Collins English ...

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   It's a little chilly outside. I was getting chilly. You must be chilly without a coat on. They gave him a chilly reception. She felt a chilliness in his voice.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishCHILLY | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary - Cambridge ...

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    CHILLY definition: 1. unpleasantly cold: 2. unfriendly: . Learn more.

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