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WINTERY (winterier, winteriest)

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Irregular inflected forms: winterier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, winteriest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

 Dictionary entry overview: What does wintery mean? 

WINTERY (adjective)
  The adjective WINTERY has 1 sense:

1. characteristic of or occurring in winterplay

  Familiarity information: WINTERY used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


WINTERY (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Characteristic of or occurring in winter

Synonyms:

wintery; wintry

Context example:

brown wintry grasses

Similar:

brumal; hibernal; hiemal (characteristic of or relating to winter)

winter-blooming; winter-flowering (of plants that bloom during the winter)

Derivation:

winter (the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox)


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