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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Back in his pickup, driving past where the new housing developments are expected to be built below snowy hillsides, Thek's eyes roll a little at that.
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Kirk Siegler, NPR, 28 Mar. 2024
Her sons Shaun, Patrick and Ryan, along with her grandchildren and other family members, all gathered to celebrate the occasion at a snowy mountain getaway.
—Julie Tremaine, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2024
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Kirk Siegler, NPR, 28 Mar. 2024
Her sons Shaun, Patrick and Ryan, along with her grandchildren and other family members, all gathered to celebrate the occasion at a snowy mountain getaway.
—Julie Tremaine, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2024
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“Snowy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowy. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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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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