wintry
Suggestive or characteristic of winterSuggestive or characteristic of winter; cold, stormy.
» The snowflakes danced gracefully in the wintry air.
Meaning
4 sensesSuggestive or characteristic of winter; cold, stormy.
wintry weather
winterlich
холо́дныйxolódnyj, зи́мнийzímnij
зимо́вийzymóvyj
characteristic of or occurring in winter
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.
седо́йsedój
Chilling, cheerless.
a wintry remark
уны́лыйunýlyj, неприветливыйneprivetlivyj
Examples
6 sentencesThe snowflakes danced gracefully in the wintry air.
The wintry weather lasted long into April the year before last.
It's cold and wintry.
deEs ist winterlich kalt.
Meanwhile the sun rolls round the mighty year, / and wintry North-winds vex the waves once more.
External heat and cold had little influence on Scrooge. No warmth could warm, nor wintry weather chill him.
Translations
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Origin
From winter + -y; compare Old English wintriġ (a parallel formation).From winter + -y; compare Old English wintriġ (a parallel formation).
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Forms
wintrier, wintriestSynonyms
90 synonymsAntonyms
3 antonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form