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wintry.

Suggestive or characteristic of winter; cold, stormy.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈwɪnt(ə)ɹɪ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈwɪnt(ə)ɹi/General-American[ˈwɪɾ̃(ə)ɹi]General-American
  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
Where this word comes from

From winter + -y; compare Old English wintriġ (a parallel formation).

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