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

Their relationship was decidedly chilly (= unfriendly) after the argument. (Definition of chilly from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

CHILLY definition: mildly cold or producing a sensation of cold; causing shivering; chill. See examples of chilly used in a sentence.

Something that is chilly is unpleasantly cold. It was a chilly afternoon. The rooms had grown chilly.

1. Cool or cold enough to cause discomfort. See Synonyms at cold. 2. Feeling cold, often to the point of shivering. 3. Unenthusiastic: The movie opened to a chilly reception from the critics. 4. …

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.

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 …

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 …

chilly meaning, definition, what is chilly: chilly weather or places are cold enough...: Learn more.

Synonyms for CHILLY: chilling, chill, bleak, bitter, cold, frigid, brisk, icy; Antonyms of CHILLY: warm, balmy, lukewarm, tepid, heated, warmed, happy, sympathetic