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.
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What would’ve been a chilly day on the National Mall instead became a raucous indoor rally for many Trump fans who packed Capital One Arena for the makeshift event after the outdoor inauguration was canceled due to frigid temperatures.
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Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2025
The two couples stood briefly for a photo, with a chilly wind blowing on the north end of the White House.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2025
Demonstrators staged in squares around Washington ahead of the march, pounding drums and yelling chants under a slate-gray sky and in a chilly wind.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, arkansasonline.com, 19 Jan. 2025
Golf Is For Everyone Unseasonably windy and chilly weather didn’t deter the nearly 60 golfers competing at Papago Golf Course in the inaugural Arizona Adaptive Open Championship, created and run by the Arizona Golf Association (AZ GOLF) and presented by PING.
—Candace Oehler, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2025
The two couples stood briefly for a photo, with a chilly wind blowing on the north end of the White House.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2025
Demonstrators staged in squares around Washington ahead of the march, pounding drums and yelling chants under a slate-gray sky and in a chilly wind.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, arkansasonline.com, 19 Jan. 2025
Golf Is For Everyone Unseasonably windy and chilly weather didn’t deter the nearly 60 golfers competing at Papago Golf Course in the inaugural Arizona Adaptive Open Championship, created and run by the Arizona Golf Association (AZ GOLF) and presented by PING.
—Candace Oehler, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Chilly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chilly. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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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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