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chilly [ˈtʃɪlɪ] adj -lier, -liest
1. causing or feeling cool or moderately cold 2. without warmth; unfriendly 3. (of people) sensitive to cold chilliness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
chilly adjective 1. cool, fresh, sharp, crisp, penetrating, brisk, breezy, draughty, nippy, parky (Brit. informal), blowy It was a chilly afternoon. cool hot, warm, mild, sunny, scorching, sweltering, balmy 2. unfriendly, hostile, unsympathetic, frigid, unresponsive, unwelcoming, cold as ice I was slightly afraid of his chilly, distant politeness. unfriendly welcoming, warm, friendly, sympathetic, responsive, cordial, sociable, affable, congenial, chummy (informal) Translations chilly [ˈtʃɪlɪ] ADJ (chillier (compar) (chilliest (superl))) 1. (= cold) [weather, water, day, room] → frío to be or feel chilly [person] → tener frío I feel a bit chilly → tengo un poco de frío it's chilly today → hace fresquito hoy 2. (= unfriendly) → frío chilly chilly [ˈtʃɪlɪ] adj (weather, room) → fresco/a, freddo/a (fig) (person, look, reception) → freddo/a, gelido/a; (sensitive to cold) → freddoloso/a I feel chilly → ho or sento freddo, sono or mi sento infreddolito chilly [ˈtʃɪlɪ] adj (weather, room) → fresco/a, freddo/a (fig) (person, look, reception) → freddo/a, gelido/a; (sensitive to cold) → freddoloso/a I feel chilly → ho or sento freddo, sono or mi sento infreddolito How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Bottomless vales and boundless floods, And chasms, and caves, and Titian woods, With forms that no man can discover For the dews that drip all over; Mountains toppling evermore Into seas without a shore; Seas that restlessly aspire, Surging, unto skies of fire; Lakes that endlessly outspread Their lone waters - lone and dead, - Their still waters - still and chilly With the snows of the lolling lily. We felt very nice and snug, the more so since it was so chilly out of doors; indeed out of bed-clothes too, seeing that there was no fire in the room. Thus she went on and on, and journeyed till she came to the world's end; then she came to the sun, but the sun looked much too hot and fiery; so she ran away quickly to the moon, but the moon was cold and chilly, and said, 'I smell flesh and blood this way |
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