Antonyms for chillest


Grammar : Adj
Spell : chil
Phonetic Transcription : tʃɪl


Definition of chillest

Origin :
  • Old English ciele, cele "cold, coolness, chill, frost," from Proto-Germanic *kal- "to be cold," from PIE root *gel- "cold" (see cold). According to OED, the word seems to have been obsolete after c.1400 (displaced by cold) and the modern use is a back-formation since c.1600 from the verb.
  • adj cold, raw
  • adj unfriendly, aloof
Example sentences :
  • At that chillest, most awful moment of all the circle of time, Mrs. Forrester had sunk into half-unconsciousness.
  • Extract from : « The Wizard's Son, vol. 3 » by Margaret Oliphant
  • Even on the summit of the Blocksberg, the chillest, barest spot on earth, you would impart some warmth.
  • Extract from : « The Dangerous Age » by Karin Michalis
  • There is a stone which is of all the hardest and the chillest, but when once set on fire it is unquenchable.
  • Extract from : « The Disowned, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • She was amicable, conversable, all that was agreeable as a woman, and she was the chillest of wives.
  • Extract from : « Lord Ormont and his Aminta, Complete » by George Meredith
  • "Thank you," she said, in her chillest and primmest fashion, as she withdrew from Ruth's embrace.
  • Extract from : « Aunt Rachel » by David Christie Murray

Synonyms for chillest

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