wintry

American  

[win-tree] / ˈwɪn tri /

Also wintery

adjective

wintrier, wintriest

1. of or characteristic of winter: wintry skies.

   wintry blasts;

   wintry skies.

2. resembling winter weather; having snow, frost, cold, storms, etc..

   We had wintry weather well into May last year.

3. suggestive of winter, as in lack of warmth or cheer.

   a wintry manner.

   Synonyms:

   cheerless, bleak, cold

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wintry British  

/ ˈwɪntərɪ, -trɪ, ˈwɪntrɪ /

adjective

1. (esp of weather) of or characteristic of winter

2. lacking cheer or warmth; bleak

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Other Word Forms

• unwintry adjective
• wintrily adverb
• wintriness noun

Etymology

Origin of wintry

First recorded before 900; Old English wintrig (not recorded in Middle English ); winter, -y ¹

Example Sentences

The government has credited wintry weather with a recent lull in the disease.

From Barron's

Francesco's screen time can sometimes tip over the hour mark, Sam says, especially on wintry weekends, but argues that is not necessarily a bad thing.

From BBC

By Sunday, heavy rain will spread south and east across the UK followed by some wintry showers and sunny spells across Scotland, Northern Ireland and later in the day northern England and Wales.

From BBC

The showers will be wintry in nature with hail and thunder for some.

From BBC

While there will be some sunshine there will also be showers - which could even turn wintry over hills in the north of the UK.

From BBC

Related Words

• bleak
• chilly
• desolate
• freezing
• frigid
• frosty
• frozen
• icy