chilly (redirected from chillier)

chill·y  (chl)

adj. chill·i·er, chill·i·est

1. Cool or cold enough to cause shivering. See Synonyms at cold.

2. Seized with or feeling cold; shivering.

3. Distant and cool; unfriendly: a chilly look.

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chilli·ly adv.

chilli·ness n.

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chilly

Adjective

[-lier, -liest]

1. causing or feeling moderately cold

2. without warmth; unfriendly: a chilly reception

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	chilly - very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency chilli, chile, chili, chili pepper hot pepper - any of various pungent capsicum fruits jalapeno pepper, jalapeno - hot green or red pepper of southwestern United States and Mexico cayenne, cayenne pepper - a long and often twisted hot red pepper chili powder - powder made of ground chili peppers mixed with e.g. cumin and garlic and oregano Capsicum annuum longum, cayenne, cayenne pepper, chili pepper, chilli pepper, jalapeno, long pepper - plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red
Adj.	1.	chilly - not characterized by emotion; "a female form in marble--a chilly but ideal medium for depicting abstract virtues"-C.W.Cunningham unemotional - unsusceptible to or destitute of or showing no emotion
	2.	chilly - appreciably or disagreeably cold parky cold - having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration; "a cold climate"; "a cold room"; "dinner has gotten cold"; "cold fingers"; "if you are cold, turn up the heat"; "a cold beer"
	3.	chilly - lacking warmth of feeling; "a chilly greeting" unfriendly - not disposed to friendship or friendliness; "an unfriendly coldness of manner"; "an unfriendly action to take"

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chilly

adjective 1. cool, fresh, sharp, crisp, penetrating, brisk, breezy, draughty, nippy, parky Brit. (informal) blowy << OPPOSITE warm

adjective 2. unfriendly, hostile, unsympathetic, frigid, unresponsive, unwelcoming, cold as ice << OPPOSITE friendly

Translations

chilly [ˈtʃɪlɪ] adj → frío

chilly [ˈtʃɪlɪ] adj → froid(e) → glacé(e) (= sensitive to cold); frileux/euse;

to feel chilly → avoir froid

chilly [ˈtʃɪlɪ] chill adj → kühl;

(person, response, look) → kühl, frostig;

to feel chilly chill → frösteln, frieren

chilly [ˈtʃɪlɪ] adj → freddo/a, fresco/a (= sensitive to cold); freddoloso/a;

to feel chilly → sentirsi infreddolito/a