a wintry mix of sleet and snow She gave me a wintry welcome.
Recent Examples on the WebThose teams play later Tuesday in Canada, where conditions were so wintry that Canada Soccer was referring to Edmonton’s Commonwealth Stadium as Estadio Iceteca. Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 16 Nov. 2021 Viard’s use of contrasting textiles, colors and styles brings a different perspective of shapes and hues to a very wintry collection. Allyson Portee, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2021 The Monday storm is scooting away into a position that helps set up the next one that could be quite wintry. Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2020 This version is appropriately wintry, with cabbage and warm spices like clove and cinnamon.Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2020 Between wintry weather, heavy traffic and crowded airports, even the best plans can fall apart. Carrie Arnold, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2020 The novel is a postmodern take on braving wintry weather, a staple of Russian literature. Daniel E. Slotnik, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Mar. 2020 But, at major resorts, stretches of brisk, wintry liberation on the slopes are interrupted by long chairlift and gondola rides, during which people sit shoulder to shoulder and knee to knee with a perpetually rotating cast of strangers. Michael Ames, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2020 During periods of high pressure, cold air from the top of the world escapes south, bringing wintry temperatures. Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 28 Feb. 2020 See More
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of wintry was before the 12th century