Wintry
/ˈwɪnt(ə)ɹɪ/ adj
adj ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Suggestive or characteristic of winter; cold, stormy.
"wintry weather"
- 2 Containing sleet or snow.
"It will be cloudy overnight, with outbreaks of heavy rain at times. The rain may turn wintry over higher ground."
- 3 Aged, white-haired.
- 4 Chilling, cheerless.
"a wintry remark"
Adjective
- 1 characteristic of or occurring in winter wordnet
- 2 devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain wordnet
Example
More examples"The wintry weather lasted long into April the year before last."
Etymology
From winter + -y; compare Old English wintriġ (a parallel formation).