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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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