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
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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The night is forecasted to get chilly, NWS states, with a low dipping down in the upper 20s.
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Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
Mid-week marks the chilliest point of the forecast, followed by a warming trend.
—Cutter Martin, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
Some parts of the nation are in for a chilly few days, but soon nearly everywhere will feel like spring — or summer.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Hours later, those fans sat bundled up in rainy, chilly conditions as a power outage hit parts of downtown Minneapolis, affecting Target Field.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 3 Apr. 2026
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Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
Mid-week marks the chilliest point of the forecast, followed by a warming trend.
—Cutter Martin, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
Some parts of the nation are in for a chilly few days, but soon nearly everywhere will feel like spring — or summer.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Hours later, those fans sat bundled up in rainy, chilly conditions as a power outage hit parts of downtown Minneapolis, affecting Target Field.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 3 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for chilly
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“Chilly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chilly. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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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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