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The correct spelling is chilly.
How to pronounce chilly
/ˈtʃɪli/
adjectiveIPA: /ˈtʃɪli/
Say it like: Chi-llee
The correct spelling is chilly. Cold enough to cause discomfort. For example: "I’m getting rather chilly over here – could you shut the window please?"
Usage Examples
“I’m getting rather chilly over here – could you shut the window please?”
“She gave me a chilly look when I made the suggestion.”
Meanings
adjective
- 1.Cold enough to cause discomfort.
- 2.Feeling uncomfortably cold.
- 3.Distant and cool; unfriendly.
noun
- 1.The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking.
- 2.Powdered chili pepper, used as a spice or flavouring in cooking.
- 3.(Indian Chinese cuisine) a spicy stew of chicken or paneer, capsicum and onion, eaten as an appetizer.
- 4.A dish made with chili peppers and other ingredients, such as beans and beef.
- 5.(Cincinnati) Cincinnati chili.
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