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 busiest-ever Thanksgiving travel season, including a record number of air passengers and road warriors, will be complicated by snowy weather and colder temperatures across the northern U.S.

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Adding to the usual travel chaos is the prospect of snowy weather affecting much of the northern U.S.

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But the conditions are unlikely to resemble the snowy and icy spell this time last year which closed hundreds of schools and saw 12cm of snow in Nottingham.

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But if you do need to use your car in snowy or icy conditions, careful preparations can help.

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Travellers have been warned to expect delays in some parts of the UK as a cold snap continues and some areas wake to snowy and icy conditions on Wednesday.

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Related Words

• cold 
• icy 
• stormy