wintry

adjective

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win·try | \ ˈwin-trē

variants: or less commonly wintery \ ˈwin-t(ə-)rē

wintrier; wintriest

Definition of wintry

1 : of, relating to, or characteristic of winter

2a : weathered by or as if by winter : aged, hoary

b : cheerless, chilling a wintry greeting

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Examples of wintry in a Sentence

a wintry mix of sleet and snow She gave me a wintry welcome.

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