snowier; snowiest
1
a
: composed of snow or melted snow
b
: marked by or covered with snow
2
a
: whitened by snow
snowily adverb
snowiness noun

Examples of snowy in a Sentence

This is the snowiest winter in years.
Recent Examples on the Web Brooks and Pataky also posed together in front of a snowy mountain. Sydni Ellis, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024 Footage shared on social media shows jaws dropping as the dark night briefly turns into day, blazing in shades of snowy white, otherworldly green and arctic blue. Robin George Andrews, New York Times, 20 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for snowy 

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Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of snowy was before the 12th century

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Cite this Entry

“Snowy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowy. Accessed 31 May. 2024.

Kids Definition

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

Geographical Definition

Snowy

geographical name

river 278 miles (447 kilometers) long in southeastern Australia flowing from the Snowy Mountains in southeastern New South Wales to the Pacific in southeastern Victoria

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