What does wintry mean?
Wintry means Suggestive or characteristic of winter; cold, stormy..
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/ˈwɪnt(ə)ɹɪ/ · adjective
Suggestive or characteristic of winter; cold, stormy..
wintry weather
A faded, and an ancient dragon he was; and many a wintry storm of rain, snow, sleet, and hail, had changed his colour from a gaudy blue to a faint lack-lustre shade of gray.
In one village in Bachu County, more than 1,000 buildings and houses collapsed, according to the state-run New China News Agency. Tens of thousands of people were left homeless and were preparing to spend the night outside in the wintry chill, witnesses said.
The UK could face a spell of wintry weather in March, with lower-than-average temperatures and even the chance of snow, the Met Office has warned.
It will be cloudy overnight, with outbreaks of heavy rain at times. The rain may turn wintry over higher ground.
a wintry remark
He reached the old ruins at last, dim masses of moss-grown masonry in the glimmer of the wintry starlight.
Use wintry when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Wintry means Suggestive or characteristic of winter; cold, stormy..
Common synonyms include brumal, hibernal, hiemal, sleety.
Possible antonyms include autumnal, summery, springlike, vernal.
wintry weather
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