Childly vs Chilly - What's the difference?
childly | chilly |
Cold enough to cause shivering; or suddenly feeling cold
Unfriendly or distant and cool
As adjectives the difference between childly and chilly
is that childly is of or pertaining to a young child; childlike while chilly is cold enough to cause shivering; or suddenly feeling cold.childly
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Usage notes
Childly has a positive connotation, as opposed to the sometimes pejorative childish.chilly
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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