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WINTERY (winterier, winteriest)
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Irregular inflected forms: winterier , winteriest
, winteriest Dictionary entry overview: What does wintery mean?
• WINTERY (adjective)
The adjective WINTERY has 1 sense:
1. characteristic of or occurring in winter
Familiarity information: WINTERY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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