Synonyms for wintry
ˈwɪn triwin·t·ry

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1. wintry, winteryadjective

   characteristic of or occurring in winter

   "suffered severe wintry weather"; "brown wintry grasses"

   Synonyms:
   icy, frosty, wintery, glacial, frigid, frozen

   Antonyms:
   estival, early-blooming, hot, autumn-flowering, spring-flowering, vernal, summer-blooming, early-flowering, late-ripening, fall-flowering, spring-blooming, autumnal, fall-blooming, summer-flowering, late-spring-blooming, summery, late-blooming, late-flowering, aestival, autumn-blooming

2. frigid, frosty, frozen, glacial, icy, wintryadjective

   devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain

   "a frigid greeting"; "got a frosty reception"; "a frozen look on their faces"; "a glacial handshake"; "icy stare"; "wintry smile"

   Synonyms:
   frozen, nipping, icy, wintery, frigid, frozen(p), quick-frozen, arctic, snappy, gelid, crisp, rooted(p), fixed, glacial, rimed, flash-frozen, cold, polar, stock-still, rimy, nippy, frosty

   Antonyms:
   hot, spring-flowering, early-flowering, late-flowering, summer-blooming, early-blooming, autumn-flowering, fall-flowering, late-ripening, spring-blooming, aestival, summery, late-spring-blooming, vernal, fall-blooming, estival, late-blooming, autumn-blooming, autumnal, summer-flowering

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1. wintryadjective

   Synonyms:
   hyemal, brumal, cold, cold, icy, frosty

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How to use wintry in a sentence?

1. Kyle Thiem:

   These different types of wintry precipitation are very sensitive to small changes, a change of just a degree or two can mean the difference from relatively harmless rainfall to very impactful ice and snow accumulations.

2. Shuabu Lawal:

   A boy ran into my shop and said his father and elder brother had been shot. He was only wearing shorts, no top and sweating despite the wintry weather. I shut down my shop immediately, leaving some items outside.