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   wintry

   /ˈwɪntri/

   adjective

   • 1. characteristic of winter, especially in feeling or looking very cold and bleak: "a wintry landscape" Similar bleakcoldchillyfrostyfreezingicysnowyicy-coldarcticglacialfrigidbitterbitingpiercingsharprawinformal:nippyparkyBalticliterary:chillrare:hyperboreanhibernalhiemalbrumalunfriendlycoolchillycoldfrostyfrigidglacialbleakdistantremoteOpposite summerybalmyhotfriendlywarm

   Word Origin Old Englishwintrig (see winter, -y1).

   Derivatives

   • 1. wintrily adverb
   • 2. wintriness noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishWINTRY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   literary. unfriendly and disapproving: She gave a wintry smile. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of wintry from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) wintry | American Dictionary. adjective. us / ˈwɪn·tri /

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › wintryWintry Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of WINTRY is of, relating to, or characteristic of winter. How to use wintry in a sentence.

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   Wintry definition: of or characteristic of winter. See examples of WINTRY used in a sentence.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › wintryWintry - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   If it makes you think of winter, it's wintry. Use the adjective wintry to describe a cold, gray January day. The adjective wintry is sometimes spelled wintery. Either way, it describes something that happens in the winter time, or that reminds you of winter in some way.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishWINTRY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. (esp of weather) of or characteristic of winter. 2. lacking cheer or warmth; bleak.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › wintrywintry adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of wintry adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › wintryWintry - definition of wintry by The Free Dictionary

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   adj. win·tri·er, win·tri·est also win·ter·i·er or win·ter·i·est. 1. Belonging to or characteristic of winter; cold. 2. Suggestive of winter, as in cheerlessness or coldness: a wintry welcome. win′tri·ly adv. win′tri·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.