blizzardy

adjective

variants also blizzardly
Definition of blizzardynext
as in windy

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Recent Examples of blizzardy Passing through an opulent upstairs bedroom are the play’s producer, author, director and leading lady, joined by a critic, an actor who turned down the play’s lead role, and an aspiring thespian responsible for collecting the guests’ coats on a blizzardy night. — Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blizzardy
  1. windy
  2. blustery
  3. inclement
  4. stormy
Adjective
  • If the geography is right, a paraglider pilot can take off from the ground, though that means having a convenient mountain with a windy top near a flood plain for landing.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026
  • In any case, the rainy and windy weather is a fantastic showcase of the game's visuals and sound FX work.
    — Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of windy
Adjective
  • On a spring morning so blustery that the National Weather Service issued a small craft advisory, a Samish Indian Nation research boat, called the Chinook (Yómech), set out from Anacortes, Washington, just east of the San Juan Islands.
    — John Ryan, NPR, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Temperatures are expected to average near normal, but quick cold snaps, snow squalls, blustery winds and brief snowy periods are possible.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of blustery
Adjective
  • There was inclement weather somewhere along the way to New York, and the plane hadn’t even left its previous city.
    — Eve Chen, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The postponement was due to inclement weather in the forecast.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 18 July 2026
Definition of inclement
Adjective
  • Israel and Turkey have had a stormy relationship of love and hate over the years, explains Alon Liel, an international relations scholar and a former chargé d’affaires at the Israeli Embassy in Ankara.
    — Shoshanna Solomon, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Chicagoans can expect a hot, humid and stormy week, according to the National Weather Service.
    — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of stormy

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“Blizzardy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blizzardy. Accessed 11 Sep. 2026.

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