wintry
of or characteristic of winter: wintry blasts; wintry skies.
resembling winter weather; having snow, frost, cold, storms, etc.: We had wintry weather well into May last year.
suggestive of winter, as in lack of warmth or cheer: a wintry manner.
Origin of wintry
1- Also win·ter·y [win-tuh-ree, -tree] /ˈwɪn tə ri, -tri/ .
Other words for wintry
Other words from wintry
- win·tri·ly, adverb
- win·tri·ness, noun
- un·win·try, adjective
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How to use wintry in a sentence
And, while the most severe weather I’ll endure this winter will probably involve outdoor dining, wearing my favorite pieces reminds me of the icy adventures they have kept me warm on, from the Arctic Ocean to the wintry streets of Moscow.
Sweater weather transports this writer to places like Scotland, Ireland and Norway | Karen Gardiner | December 17, 2020 | Washington PostThe combination of this evening’s wintry mix and temperatures falling into the 20s areawide overnight will result in very slick roadways and sidewalks overnight into Thursday morning, especially along and west of I-95.
Sleet and snow pull away after midnight leaving behind falling temperatures and icy spots | Jason Samenow, Dan Stillman | December 17, 2020 | Washington PostEast of the Beltway, a cold rain or wintry mix are more likely than accumulating snowfall.
Winter storm possible next Wednesday in Mid-Atlantic, and D.C. may straddle rain-snow line | Jason Samenow, Wes Junker | December 11, 2020 | Washington PostAs cold air feeds south from eastern Canada, a storm is forecast to develop off the North Carolina coast and is likely to generate a wintry mix of precipitation in the Washington region.
Winter storm possible next Wednesday in Mid-Atlantic, and D.C. may straddle rain-snow line | Jason Samenow, Wes Junker | December 11, 2020 | Washington PostThis version is appropriately wintry, with cabbage and warm spices like clove and cinnamon.
6 vegetable-filled soups to help you counterbalance that rich holiday food | Kari Sonde | November 30, 2020 | Washington Post
They felt the death again, a whole field laid low by one stroke, and wintriness in the season of glad life.
The Amazing Marriage, Complete | George MeredithThe hills that fringed the city were ragged in their wintriness, and ash-dark with the thickening dusk.
The Tempering | Charles Neville Buck
British Dictionary definitions for wintry
wintery (ˈwɪntərɪ, -trɪ) or less commonly winterly
/ (ˈwɪntrɪ) /
(esp of weather) of or characteristic of winter
lacking cheer or warmth; bleak
Derived forms of wintry
- wintrily, adverb
- wintriness, winteriness or rare winterliness, noun
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