chilly

  • 11chilly — [chil′ē] adj. chillier, chilliest 1. moderately cold; uncomfortably cool 2. chilling; making cold 3. cool in manner; unfriendly 4. depressing; dispiriting chillily adv. chilliness n …

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  • 12chilly — chill|y [ˈtʃıli] adj 1.) chilly weather or places are cold enough to make you feel uncomfortable chilly day/night/evening etc ▪ a chilly November morning chilly wind/breeze/air etc ▪ Getting chilly, isn t it? ▪ The bathroom s a bit chilly. 2.) if …

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  • 13chilly — [[t]tʃɪ̱li[/t]] chillier, chilliest 1) ADJ GRADED: oft it v link ADJ Something that is chilly is unpleasantly cold. It was a chilly afternoon... The rooms had grown chilly. 2) ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ If you feel chilly, you feel rather cold. I m a …

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  • 14Chilly —  Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différentes communes ou anciennes communes françaises partageant un même nom.  Pour l’article homophone, voir Chili (homonymie). Chilly, commune française des Ardennes Chilly, commune française de… …

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  • 15chilly — chilliness, n. /chil ee/, adj., chillier, chilliest, adv. adj. 1. mildly cold or producing a sensation of cold; causing shivering; chill: a chilly breeze. 2. feeling cold; sensitive to cold: Her hands were chilly. 3. without warmth of feeling;… …

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  • 16chilly — adjective (chillier; est) Date: 1570 1. noticeably cold ; chilling < a chilly day > 2. unpleasantly affected by cold < chilly spectators > 3. lacking warmth of …

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  • 17chilly — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel ▪ She was beginning to feel chilly. ▪ get ▪ We were starting to get a little chilly. ▪ turn (onl …

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  • 18chilly — UK [ˈtʃɪlɪ] / US adjective Word forms chilly : adjective chilly comparative chillier superlative chilliest 1) cold enough to be unpleasant The days are still warm but the evenings are getting chilly. 2) unfriendly a very chilly response …

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  • 19chilly — chill•y [[t]ˈtʃɪl i[/t]] adj. chill•i•er, chill•i•est 1) cool enough to cause shivering: a chilly breeze[/ex] 2) feeling cold; sensitive to cold: chilly hands[/ex] 3) without warmth of feeling: a chilly reply[/ex] 4) frightening; disturbing •&#8230; …

    From formal English to slang

  • 20chilly — adjective /ˈtʃɪl.i/ a) Cold enough to cause shivering; or suddenly feeling cold Im getting rather chilly over here could you shut the window please? b) Unfriendly or distant and cool She gave me a chilly look when I suggested it See Also: chil …

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