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wintery

adjective

Suggestive or characteristic of winter; cold, stormy.

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Word length
7
Starts with
W
Ends with
Y
Contains
IN
Scrabble score
13
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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adjective

  1. Suggestive or characteristic of winter; cold, stormy.

    “wintry weather”

  2. Of precipitation, 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”

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wintry weather
It will be cloudy overnight, with outbreaks of heavy rain at times. The rain may turn wintry over higher ground.
a wintry remark

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