WINTERLY

Etymology

Adjective

winterly (comparative more winterly, superlative most winterly)

Of or relating to winter.

Happening in winter.

Of weather, etc, characteristic of winter.

Synonyms

• (of or relating to winter): winter

• (happening in winter): winter

• (characteristic of winter): winterish, wintery/wintry, hiemal

Source: Wiktionary


Win"ter*ly, a.

Definition: Like winter; wintry; cold; hence, disagreeable, cheerless; as, winterly news. [R.] Shak. The sir growing more winterly in the month of April. Camden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

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