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also wintery
1
as in chilly
having a low or subnormal temperature
a wintry and snowy day
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2
as in icy
lacking in friendliness or warmth of feeling
the doorman gave the uninvited visitors a wintry smile and escorted them out
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Recent Examples of wintry
Conveniently sheltering their attractions from the elements, the best indoor water parks in the U.S. can become toasty escapes on the wintriest or rainiest days.
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Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2023
It’s all very wintry and chilly and dark, but lovely as well.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2023
Bridget Torres is a prominent national news weather forecaster who comes to the magical, wintry town of Leavenworth, Washington, where Christmas traditions prevail each holiday season.
—al, 2 Dec. 2022
Yet Saturday’s temperatures, so reminiscent of early winter, did not seem especially wintry.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2022
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Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2023
It’s all very wintry and chilly and dark, but lovely as well.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2023
Bridget Torres is a prominent national news weather forecaster who comes to the magical, wintry town of Leavenworth, Washington, where Christmas traditions prevail each holiday season.
—al, 2 Dec. 2022
Yet Saturday’s temperatures, so reminiscent of early winter, did not seem especially wintry.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wintry
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The hotel’s in-house Palace Sports & Rentals features a ski room with heated lockers, a convenient way to start and end a chilly day.—
Alexandra Cheney,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Mar. 2025
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Pascal Plante’s chilly Quebecois techno-thriller isn’t about content moderation per se, but its descent-into-hell structure is — intentionally or not — mimicked here.—
Katie Rife,
IndieWire,
9 Mar. 2025
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Her makeup, too, was equally icy, with a metallic silvery-white shadow brushed under her brow as a highlight and dramatic black eyeliner winged all the way out to the outer corner of her brows, plus a pair of light blue-gray contacts enhanced by majorly fluttery, lush lashes.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
9 Dec. 2024
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White cautioned those traveling north of Indianapolis this weekend, however, should be mindful of potentially snowier, icier road conditions.—
Christopher Cann,
The Indianapolis Star,
27 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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While mint is hardy in cold areas, a plant’s roots in above-ground containers can experience more cold than those in the ground and be damaged.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Mar. 2025
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In that contest, Josh Emmett scored a nasty first-round knockout win over Mitchell, which left Mitchell out cold for an unsettling amount of time.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Carol is brittle and reserved, but Blanchett is its resilient heart.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
15 Mar. 2025
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The ivy on the wall behind the pool was brittle and charred, rubble littered the deck, and the water shone like a black mirror.—
Jeffrey Fleishman,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2025
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Her previous pop album, 2020’s Chromatica, sought to sublimate those wounds in sleek, strangely frigid dance music.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
10 Mar. 2025
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That included sailing into frigid gusts and plowing through ice floes.—
Paul Brady,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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People are going to be very chill and normal, like the internet always is.—
Kathleen Newman-Bremang,
refinery29.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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Canada’s been chill with legal weed since 2018, and Germany is heading there too.—
Matt Rozo,
The Mercury News,
24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The winds, snow, and freezing temperatures — to say nothing of the deadly airborne virus the Earthlings’ immune system can’t handle pre-vaccine — are inhospitable at first.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
14 Mar. 2025
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Snow covered the ground, temps hovered around freezing, and Brooks sat from dark to dark on Dec. 30 without a whiff of the bull.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
13 Mar. 2025
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These keep you cool in spring and summer and play nicely with pants made of similar materials.—
René Chávez Esparza,
Glamour,
20 Mar. 2025
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Let cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes, then turn out of pans and let cool completely, about 1 hour.—
Elizabeth Nelson,
Southern Living,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Wintry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wintry. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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