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How to pronounce chilly in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms chile, chili, chili pepper, chilli
Type of hot pepper
Has types cayenne pepper, jalapeno, jalapeno pepper, cayenne
Type Words
Synonyms parky
Derivation chill, chilliness
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a chilly greeting.
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a female form in marble--a chilly but ideal medium for depicting abstract virtues.

Examples of chilly

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Not only is it chilly, but the fallen acorns make strides painful and hazardous.
From the stltoday.com
Now, on chilly days when I pull my jacket on, I refer to it as my $3,000 jacket.
From the charlotteobserver.com
They stay outside until it gets dark and chilly and then it's back in the house.
From the tennessean.com
Cloud scudded past below, occasionally shrouding us in a chilly blanket of mist.
From the telegraph.co.uk
If you do manage to avoid clouds and rain, the temperature will be a chilly 16c.
From the newscientist.com
All you need to bring is your bed linen and a chilly bin to keep your food cold.
From the nzherald.co.nz
The light rain and chilly October air drew the couples into their warm embraces.
From the democratandchronicle.com
The brisk, near-autumn air was just chilly enough to demand a sweater or jacket.
From the jacksonville.com
Many were shivering in short sleeves in the cloudy, windy and chilly conditions.
From the news-journalonline.com
More examples
  • Chili: very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency
  • Not characterized by emotion; "a female form in marble--a chilly but ideal medium for depicting abstract virtues"-C.W.Cunningham
  • Appreciably or disagreeably cold
  • Lacking warmth of feeling; "a chilly greeting"
  • (chilliness) the property of being moderately cold; "the chilliness of early morning"
  • (chilliness) coldness: a lack of affection or enthusiasm; "a distressing coldness of tone and manner"
  • Chilly was a popular German disco/rock band at the end of the 1970s and the beginning of the 1980s. Their most famous songs include hits like 'Johnny Loves Jenny', 'Come to L.A.', 'Simply a Love Song', 'For Your Love' and 'Get Up And Move'.
  • Cold enough to cause shivering; or suddenly feeling cold; Unfriendly or distant and cool
  • Slow it down, be patient, wait a moment for the game to get reorganized again.