wintery

American

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

adjective

winterier, winteriest

wintry.

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You can feel it in the way Emily looks out her father’s window to the lake beyond, the wintery tableau both tranquil and poignant.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2025

In the early hours an IT engineer raced into work through the dark, wintery streets of Redcar in north-east England.

From BBC ● May 18, 2025

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

Let's welcome the season with a wintery marinade and winter vegetables, shall we?

From Salon ● Jan. 1, 2023

The wintery trees clacked their branches, ticking and moaning.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich

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