wintery

American

[win-tuh-ree, -tree] / ˈwɪn tə ri, -tri /

adjective

winterier, winteriest

wintry.

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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

But not so much romantically; he wants to care for them and protect them in a wintery cabin like a father would.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 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

The film perks up with a snowmobile action sequence that is shot in a white, wintery landscape.

From Salon • May 12, 2023

The paper was wintery cold, despite all the hot details.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx

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