chilly
pronunciation
How to pronounce chilly in British English:
UK [ˈtʃɪli]
How to pronounce chilly in American English:
US [ˈtʃɪli]
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- Noun:
- very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency
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- Adjective:
- uncomfortably cool
- not characterized by emotion
- lacking warmth of feeling
Word Origin
- chilly (adj.)
- 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.
Example
- 1. The night air grew chilly , but andy wasn 't cold .
- 2. It 's chilly in nyc . This is certainly a letdown , considering spring has arrived .
- 3. That goes some way to explaining why those years were chilly by the standards of the 2000s
- 4. She will almost certainly respond to your new chilly style by making your life wretched .
- 5. But for many of siberia 's political exiles includinglenin and stalin their time there was little more than an extended reading holiday , albeit a chilly one .