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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a rather chilly" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a temperature that is somewhat cold, often in a casual or conversational context.
Example: "As we stepped outside, we were greeted by a rather chilly breeze that made us shiver."
Alternatives: "somewhat cold" or "fairly cool".
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The region's capital city, Toulouse gave him a rather chilly "homage marked by unanimous respect".
Yes, Saint-Saëns was a rather chilly character whose music tends to generate more light than heat.
("Great styles and great music!") It dawns on me slowly, like a rather chilly dawn, that I also had a 1950s wedding.
It was published in 1937, when it received a rather chilly reception; the public did not know what to make of it.
It seemed likely that there would be "a wind on the heath, brother," and a rather chilly one, even if there were not heavy rain.
Cook and Pallme's new church, a rather chilly English Gothic building completed in late 1916, was much more traditional than the earlier building.
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It was a bright, sunny day… It was a dark and stormy night… It was rather chilly with a brisk easterly and a 50% chance of precipitation… Nobody cares.
It will become rather chilly and a grass frost may form in some rural locations.
The morning was rather chilly and Amy threw a woolen cowslip over her shoulders.
The camerawork, however, is rather chilly and austere, with an emphasis on straightforward frontal shots.
Akamai, based in the rather chilly precincts of Cambridge, Mass., provides a network of computer servers to improve the performance of its clients' Web sites.
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