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wintry
adjective
Suggestive or characteristic of winter; cold, stormy.
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/ˈwɪnt(ə)ɹɪ/ /ˈwɪnt(ə)ɹi/
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adjective
Suggestive or characteristic of winter; cold, stormy.
“wintry weather”
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.”
Aged, white-haired.
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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