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
  • The roads are quite windy, so those prone to motion sickness should proceed with caution.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Sunday and Monday are forecast to be the windiest days, with gusts potentially reaching or exceeding 35 mph.
    — Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of windy
Adjective
  • The blustery conditions, combined with king tides in the area -- the highest high tides of the year -- have prompted coastal flood alerts through Tuesday from Miami to North Carolina's Outer Banks.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Wednesday won't be as blustery, but there is still a dangerous high risk of rip currents along our Atlantic beaches.
    — Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 21 Oct. 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
  • One stormy night, as the rain rattled on the roof, an elderly woman was brought in after suffering a cardiac arrest.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026
  • But the divisive veteran Israeli leader has scratched, scraped and literally battled his way back during a stormy three-year period of nonstop domestic crises and wars across the region.
    — Josef Federman, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of stormy

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