- a variation of wintry.
wintery
Americanadjective
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You can feel it in the way Emily looks out her father’s window to the lake beyond, the wintery tableau both tranquil and poignant.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2025
He pauses, standing in silhouette against the wintery sun, and acknowledges the crowd.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2024
In the county that includes Portland, Oregon, which is more used to wintery rain than ice and snow, officials declared a weather emergency and opened severe weather shelters for homeless people.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 13, 2024
Legend Robert Mitchum as network head Preston Rhinelander, Karen Allen as former girlfriend Claire Phillips and Bobcat Goldthwait as disgruntled employee Eliot Loudermilk complement Mr. Murray in the wintery shenanigans.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 23, 2023
Giggling was a form of mutiny to the nun and she quelled it with a wintery narrowing of her eyes.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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