wintry

wintry
Synonyms and related words:
Siberian, aestival, algid, arctic, autumn, autumnal, below zero, biting, bitter, bitterly cold, bleak, boreal, brisk, brumal, canicular, cold, cold as charity, cold as death, cold as ice, cold as marble, crisp, cutting, equinoctial, freezing, freezing cold, frigid, gelid, glacial, hibernal, hiemal, hyperborean, ice-cold, ice-encrusted, icelike, icy, inclement, keen, midsummer, midwinter, nipping, nippy, numbing, out of season, penetrating, piercing, pinching, raw, rigorous, seasonal, severe, sharp, sleety, slushy, snappy, solstitial, spring, springlike, stone-cold, subzero, summer, summerlike, summerly, summery, supercooled, vernal, winter, winterbound, winterlike, wintery

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  • wintry — [win′tər ē, win′trēwin′trē] adj. wintrier, wintriest of or like winter; cold, bleak, etc. [a wintry day, a wintry stare]: also wintery [win′tər ē, win′trē] wintrily [win′trə lē] adv. wintriness [win′trē nis] n …   English World dictionary

  • Wintry — Win try, a. [AS. wintrig.] Suitable to winter; resembling winter, or what belongs to winter; brumal; hyemal; cold; stormy; wintery. [1913 Webster] Touch our chilled hearts with vernal smile, Our wintry course do thou beguile. Keble. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • wintry — (adj.) O.E. wintrig; see WINTER (Cf. winter) + Y (Cf. y) (2); but modern use a new formation [OED] …   Etymology dictionary

  • wintry — [adj] cold, snowy biting, bleak, brumal, chilly, cutting, desolate, dismal, freezing, frigid, frosty, frozen, harsh, hibernal, hiemal, icebox*, icy, raw, snappy, three dog night*; concepts 525,605 Ant. hot, summery …   New thesaurus

  • wintry — (also wintery) ► ADJECTIVE (wintrier, wintriest) ▪ characteristic of winter, especially in being very cold or bleak …   English terms dictionary

  • wintry — [[t]wɪ̱ntri[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Wintry weather is cold and has features that are typical of winter. Wintry weather continues to sweep across Britain... A wintry wind was blowing. ...a dark wintry day. 2) ADJ GRADED If you describe… …   English dictionary

  • wintry — UK [ˈwɪntrɪ] / US adjective Word forms wintry : adjective wintry comparative wintrier superlative wintriest 1) a) cold and typical of winter a cold wintry night the wintry landscape b) wintry sunlight is pale, and produces little warmth 2)… …   English dictionary

  • wintry — wintrily, adv. wintriness, n. /win tree/, adj., wintrier, wintriest. 1. of or characteristic of winter: wintry blasts; wintry skies. 2. resembling winter weather; having snow, frost, cold, storms, etc.: We had wintry weather well into May last… …   Universalium

  • wintry — win|try [ wıntri ] adjective 1. ) cold and typical of winter: a cold wintry night the wintry landscape a ) wintry SUNLIGHT is pale, and produces little warmth 2. ) deliberately unfriendly: a wintry smile …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • wintry — win|try [ˈwıntri] adj also win|ter|y [ˈwıntəri] 1.) cold or typical of winter →↑summery ▪ a wintry day ▪ wintry showers 2.) a wintry smile or expression is not very friendly …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • wintry — adj. (also wintery) (; wintrier, wintriest) 1 characteristic of winter (wintry weather; a wintry sun; a wintry landscape). 2 (of a smile, greeting, etc.) lacking warmth or enthusiasm. Derivatives: wintrily adv. wintriness n. Etymology: OE wintrig …   Useful english dictionary

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