Brisk vs Chilly - What's the difference?
brisk | chilly |
Full of liveliness and activity; characterized by quickness of motion or action; lively; spirited; quick.
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Full of spirit of life; effervescing, as liquors; sparkling; as, brisk cider.
Stimulating or invigorating.
Abrupt, curt in one's manner or in relation to others.
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Cold enough to cause shivering; or suddenly feeling cold
Unfriendly or distant and cool
As adjectives the difference between brisk and chilly
is that brisk is full of liveliness and activity; characterized by quickness of motion or action; lively; spirited; quick while chilly is cold enough to cause shivering; or suddenly feeling cold.As a verb brisk
is to make or become lively; to enliven; to animate.brisk
English
Adjective
(en-adj)- We took a brisk walk yesterday.
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- This morning was a brisk fall day. It wasn't cold enough for frost, but you wanted to keep moving.
- Her manner was brisk, and her good-breeding scarcely concealed her conviction that if you were not a soldier you might as well be a counter-jumper.
See also
* brusqueExternal links
* * *Anagrams
* ----chilly
English
Adjective
(er)- I'm getting rather chilly over here - could you shut the window please?
- ''She gave me a chilly look when I suggested it