WINTRY

wintry, wintery

(adjective) characteristic of or occurring in winter; “suffered severe wintry weather”; “brown wintry grasses”

frigid, frosty, frozen, glacial, icy, wintry

(adjective) devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain; “a frigid greeting”; “got a frosty reception”; “a frozen look on their faces”; “a glacial handshake”; “icy stare”; “wintry smile”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

wintry (comparative wintrier, superlative wintriest)

Suggestive or characteristic of winter; cold, stormy.

Of precipitation, containing sleet or snow.

Aged, white-haired.

Chilling, cheerless.

Synonyms

• (suggestive or characteristic of winter): brumal, hibernal, hiemal

Source: Wiktionary


Win"try, a. Etym: [AS. wintrig.]

Definition: Suitable to winter; resembling winter, or what belongs to winter; brumal; hyemal; cold; stormy; wintery. Touch our chilled hearts with vernal smile, Our wintry course do thou beguile. Keble.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

31 March 2025

IMPROVISED

(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”


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