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单词 chilly
释义

chilly

[ chil-ee ]
/ ˈtʃɪl i /
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adjective, chill·i·er, chill·i·est.

mildly cold or producing a sensation of cold; causing shivering; chill: a chilly breeze.
feeling cold; sensitive to cold: Her hands were chilly.
without warmth of feeling; cool: a chilly reply.
producing or likely to produce a feeling of fear; frightening: He told a chilly story of ghosts and murder.

adverb

Also chill·i·ly. in a chill manner: The wind blew chilly.

Origin of chilly

First recorded in 1560–70; chill + -y1

synonym study for chilly

1. See cold.

OTHER WORDS FROM chilly

chill·i·ness, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH chilly

Chile, chili, chilly

Words nearby chilly

Chilliwack, Chillon, chill out, chill pill, chillum, chilly, chilly bin, chilo-, Chiloe Island, chilognath, chilomonad
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British Dictionary definitions for chilly

chilly
/ (ˈtʃɪlɪ) /

adjective -lier or -liest

causing or feeling cool or moderately cold
without warmth; unfriendly
(of people) sensitive to cold

Derived forms of chilly

chilliness, noun
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