snowy

[snoh-ee]

adjective

snowier, snowiest 

1. abounding in or covered with snow.

   snowy fields.

2. characterized by snow, as the weather.

   a snowy day.

3. pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling snow.

4. of the color of snow; snow-white.

   snowy skin.

5. immaculate; unsullied.

snowy

/ ˈsnəʊɪ /

adjective

1. covered with or abounding in snow

   snowy hills

2. characterized by snow

   snowy weather

3. resembling snow in whiteness, purity, etc

Other Word Forms

• snowily adverb
• snowiness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of snowy¹

before 1000; Middle English snawy, Old English snāwig. See snow, -y ¹

Example Sentences

The researchers said a snowy winter could always bring some relief.

From Los Angeles Times

The sunny hope for this season actually begins at the snowy end of last season.

From Los Angeles Times

The Essex Boys killings, as they became known, were carried out on a snowy December morning on isolated farmland near Chelmsford.

From BBC

We watch as Anima pours gasoline all over a snowy ramshackle house in the mountains and lights it on fire before driving away.

From Salon

Winter finds them in a chalet up a snowy mountain, with a return to the lake house for circular closure.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• cold 
• icy 
• stormy