snowier; snowiest
1
a
: composed of snow or melted snow
b
: marked by or covered with snow
2
a
: whitened by snow
b
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This is the snowiest winter in years.
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Denver couldn’t overcome the Patriots’ defense with backup Jarrett Stidham on a snowy championship Sunday in Denver.
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Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
County officials said four members of the Baltimore County Animal Services went down the embankment and made their way through thick brush and debris to reach Trooper during a rainy and snowy day.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Sunday’s fatal incident came 34 years to the day after the last deadly crash at LaGuardia, when USAir Flight 405 to Cleveland made a fiery dive into Flushing Bay after a botched takeoff in snowy conditions on March 22, 1992.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2026
Hailing from Apple Studios and made in partnership with Studiocanal, the dream-like story follows a married American couple who travel to a small, snowy European town to adopt a baby.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026
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Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
County officials said four members of the Baltimore County Animal Services went down the embankment and made their way through thick brush and debris to reach Trooper during a rainy and snowy day.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Sunday’s fatal incident came 34 years to the day after the last deadly crash at LaGuardia, when USAir Flight 405 to Cleveland made a fiery dive into Flushing Bay after a botched takeoff in snowy conditions on March 22, 1992.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2026
Hailing from Apple Studios and made in partnership with Studiocanal, the dream-like story follows a married American couple who travel to a small, snowy European town to adopt a baby.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026
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“Snowy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowy. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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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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