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- Dictionarywintry/ˈwɪntri/
adjective
- 1. characteristic of winter, especially in feeling or looking very cold and bleak: "a wintry landscape" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of WINTRY is of, relating to, or characteristic of winter. How to use wintry in a sentence.
typical of winter’s cold, windy, and snowy weather: You’ll definitely need snow tires on your car for the wintry weather around here. (Definition of wintry from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Use the adjective wintry to describe a cold, gray January day. The adjective wintry is sometimes spelled wintery. Either way, it describes something that happens in the winter time, or that reminds you of winter in some way.
If you describe someone's attitude or behaviour as wintry, you mean that they seem very unfriendly. He was, according to witnesses, extremely wintry with Her Royal Highness. More Synonyms of wintry
wintry - 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"
What does the word wintry mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the word wintry. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. How common is the word wintry? How is the word wintry pronounced? Where does the word wintry come from?
Definition of wintry adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Wintry definition: of or characteristic of winter. See examples of WINTRY used in a sentence.
2 senses: 1. (esp of weather) of or characteristic of winter 2. lacking cheer or warmth; bleak.... Click for more definitions.
WINTRY meaning: 1 : relating to, happening during, or typical of winter; 2 : not cheerful or friendly
