snowier; snowiest
1
a
: composed of snow or melted snow
b
: marked by or covered with snow
2
a
: whitened by snow
b
Examples of snowy in a Sentence
This is the snowiest winter in years.
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Fans were greeted with a snowy animation revealing new sweaters, ornaments, accessories and collectibles and were funneled into a holding queue to secure their items before checkout.
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Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 13 Nov. 2025
In this atmospheric neo-noir, a police officer investigating a death in the snowy Kyrgyz mountains uncovers a web of violent corruption in a remote former gold-mining town.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2025
The Great Lakes state could see a very cold and snowy winter, with a significant cold snap between mid-January and mid-February, according to the Farmers' Almanac, which means unattended homes for those on the road.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 12 Nov. 2025
The ability to travel on interstate highways and expressways has been one of the missing puzzle pieces for self-driving technology since scientists began working on it decades ago, alongside such challenges as snowy weather and vandalism.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 12 Nov. 2025
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Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 13 Nov. 2025
In this atmospheric neo-noir, a police officer investigating a death in the snowy Kyrgyz mountains uncovers a web of violent corruption in a remote former gold-mining town.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2025
The Great Lakes state could see a very cold and snowy winter, with a significant cold snap between mid-January and mid-February, according to the Farmers' Almanac, which means unattended homes for those on the road.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 12 Nov. 2025
The ability to travel on interstate highways and expressways has been one of the missing puzzle pieces for self-driving technology since scientists began working on it decades ago, alongside such challenges as snowy weather and vandalism.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 12 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for snowy
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“Snowy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowy. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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snowy
adjective
snowier; snowiest
1
: marked by or covered with snow
a snowy day
snowy mountaintops
2
a
: whitened by or as if by snow
an orchard snowy with apple blossoms
b
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