- a variation of wintry.
wintery
Americanadjective
Vocabulary lists containing wintery
Example Sentences
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With so many people returning to the ruins of their homes - during cold, wet wintery weather - such shelters have been desperately needed.
From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2025
He introduces her in a monochromatic, wintery palette.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 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
But while the first post-5 p.m. sunset is a sign of the Big Dark easing and winter inching toward an end, a wintery chill is on its way to the Seattle area.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 26, 2023
It was forced on me as I sat chilled through the chapel service, that this probably vindicated the rules of Devon after all, wintery Devon.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
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