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单词 mid-wintry
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mid-wintryadj.

Brit. /ˌmɪdˈwɪntri/, U.S. /ˌmɪdˈwɪntri/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: midwinter n., -y suffix1.
Etymology: < midwinter n. + -y suffix1, after wintry adj. and adv. Compare mid-winterly adj.
rare.
Of or characteristic of midwinter.
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the world > time > period > year > season > [adjective] > of or relating to winter
wintryeOE
winterOE
winterlyOE
frostyc1430
brumala1522
hiemalc1560
wintering1591
winterish1610
wintereda1616
hiematical1631
hibernal1646
wintersome1840
mid-wintry1852
mid-winterly1892
1852 G. C. Mundy Our Antipodes I. ii. 36 At 3 p.m. of an Australian mid-wintry but splendid day the anchor was dropped in that snug little haven.
1900 Westm. Gaz. 27 Aug. 8/1 The stars last night were of a mid-wintry brightness.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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