<p><strong>adjective</strong></p><ul><li>Mildly cold or producing a sensation of cold; causing shivering; chill: "a chilly breeze."</li><li>Feeling cold; sensitive to cold: "Her hands were chilly."</li><li>Without warmth of feeling; cool: "a chilly reply."</li><li>Producing or likely to produce a feeling of fear; frightening: "He told a chilly story of ghosts and murder."</li></ul><p><strong>adverb</strong></p><ul><li>Also chilly: In a mildly cold manner: "The wind blew chilly."</li></ul>