chillingly
With eerie cold effect
Chillingly describes something done in a way that causes fear or dread.
A killer speaks chillingly of his crimes.
A prediction proves chillingly accurate.
The word suggests a cold sensation running through the body—the physical response to something disturbing or ominous.
The documentary chillingly documents how ordinary people became complicit.
In fear-inducing manner
- horrifyinglyIn a terrifying way
- hair-raisinglyIn terror-inducing fashion
- dreadfullyExtremely, unpleasantly so
- fearfullyIn a scared way
alarmingly · shockingly · disturbingly · hauntingly · creepily · eerily · ghoulishly · macabrely
Without emotional warmth
- dispassionatelyWithout emotional involvement
- detachedlyIn uninvolved manner
- unemotionallyWithout displaying feelings
- matter-of-factlyIn an unemotional manner
clinically · flatly · tonelessly · emotionlessly · impassively · stoically · unflinchingly · calculatingly
In threatening manner
- portentouslyWith grave significance
- menacinglyIn a threatening way
- threateninglyIn a menacing way
- sinisterlyIn an evil manner
darkly · grimly · balefully · forbiddingly · warningly · prophetically · premonitory · inauspiciously
In extremely cold manner
- icilyIn unfriendly manner
- frostilyIn an unfriendly manner
- freezinglyExtremely cold manner
- bitinglyWith stinging sharpness
piercingly · numbingly · shiveringly · glacially · arctic · wintry · raw · bitter
terrifyingly
In fear-inducing manner
- horrifyinglyIn a terrifying way
- hair-raisinglyIn terror-inducing fashion
- dreadfullyExtremely, unpleasantly so
fearfully · alarmingly · shockingly · disturbingly · hauntingly · creepily · eerily · ghoulishly · macabrely · gruesomely
coldly
Without emotional warmth
- dispassionatelyWithout emotional involvement
- detachedlyIn uninvolved manner
- unemotionallyWithout displaying feelings
matter-of-factly · clinically · flatly · tonelessly · emotionlessly · impassively · stoically · unflinchingly · calculatingly · deliberately
ominously
In threatening manner
- portentouslyWith grave significance
- menacinglyIn a threatening way
- threateninglyIn a menacing way
sinisterly · darkly · grimly · balefully · forbiddingly · warningly · prophetically · premonitory · inauspiciously · fatefully
frigidly
In extremely cold manner
- icilyIn unfriendly manner
- frostilyIn an unfriendly manner
- freezinglyExtremely cold manner
bitingly · piercingly · numbingly · shiveringly · glacially · arctic · wintry · raw · bitter · brisk
chillinglyreassuringly
In confidence-restoring fashion
comfortingly · soothingly · encouragingly · warmly · pleasantly
- chilling outCasually resting or loafing
- bone chillingProfoundly unsettling or frigid
- chilling to the boneIntensely, pervasively freezing
- chilling effectDiscouragement through intimidation
- spine chillingIntensely frightening or eerie
- chilling talesFrightening fictional narratives