CHILLY


Meaning of CHILLY in English

(chillier, chilliest)

1.

Something that is ~ is unpleasantly cold.

It was a ~ afternoon...

The rooms had grown ~.

ADJ: oft it v-link ADJ

2.

If you feel ~, you feel rather cold.

I’m a bit ~.

ADJ: v-link ADJ

3.

You say that relations between people are ~ or that a person’s response is ~ when they are not friendly, welcoming, or enthusiastic.

I was slightly afraid of their ~ distant politeness.

ADJ

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