Synonyms for chilly
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : chil-ee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈtʃɪl i |
Top 10 synonyms for chilly Other synonyms for the word chilly
Définition of chilly
Origin :- 1560s, "causing a sensation of cold," from chill (n.) + -y (2). Meaning "feeling coldish" is attested from 1610s; figurative use is recorded by 1841. Related: Chilliness.
- adj cold
- adj unfriendly, aloof
- The short spring day was over, and the chilly night was setting in.
- Extract from : « Tip Lewis and His Lamp » by Pansy
- The rehearsals were so bad that Duquesnel and Chilly were in despair.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- Chilly kept his word, and brought an action against me and the Comdie.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- But I fear it may be chilly outside; and besides, where could I go in the middle of the night?
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- It was a chilly night, and the fire in the widow's parlour had burnt low.
- Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens
- It was chilly, too, and the hotel was inexpressibly dreary and uncomfortable.
- Extract from : « A Singer from the Sea » by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
- His body, for all its coldness, broke out into a chilly sweat.
- Extract from : « Murder Point » by Coningsby Dawson
- "I do not propose to pursue the discussion at all, Monsieur," was her chilly answer.
- Extract from : « The Trampling of the Lilies » by Rafael Sabatini
- The night air was crisp and chilly, but he was warm under his blanket.
- Extract from : « Two Arrows » by William O. Stoddard
- At dawn the hills are obscured in fog and sometimes this fog is chilly.
- Extract from : « Tales of Fishes » by Zane Grey
Antonyms for chilly
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