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单词 wintry
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wintry
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1adj 2adj

If it makes you think of winter, it's wintry. 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. A photograph of your uncle's snow-covered Christmas tree farm shows a wintry scene, and a blustery wind on a February morning will feel wintry. It can also describe a person who is emotionally cool or unfriendly: "Her greeting was wintry, and she refused to shake my hand."
WORD FAMILY
wintry: wintrier, wintriest, wintrily+/overwinter: overwintered, overwintering, overwinters/winter: midwinter, overwinter, wintered, wintering, winterise, winterize, winters, wintery, wintry/winterize: winterized, winterizing
USAGE EXAMPLES
Enjoy the wintry night sky full of stars through telescopes afterward, weather permitting.
Washington Post(Dec 31, 2016)
Consider using a nontraditional color palette that is more wintry than Christmasy.
Washington Post(Dec 20, 2016)
Ms. Munro’s northern world is a place of drab, wintry tones and buttoned-up emotions, a far cry from Mr. Almodóvar’s empire of passions.
New York Times(Dec 20, 2016)
1
adj characteristic of or occurring in winter
suffered severe wintry weather
brown wintry grasses
Syn|Ant
wintery
brumal, hibernal, hiemal
characteristic of or relating to winter
winter-blooming, winter-flowering
of plants that bloom during the winter
vernal
of or characteristic of or occurring in spring
summery
belonging to or characteristic of or occurring in summer
autumnal
of or characteristic of or occurring in autumn
early-blooming, early-flowering, late-spring-blooming, spring-blooming, spring-flowering
of plants that bloom during the spring
aestival, estival
(rare) of or occurring in summer
summer-blooming, summer-flowering
of plants that bloom during the summer
autumn-blooming, autumn-flowering, fall-blooming, fall-flowering, late-blooming, late-flowering
of plants that bloom during the autumn
late-ripening
of plants that ripen in the fall
2
adj devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
wintry smile
Syn
frigid, frosty, frozen, glacial, icy
cold
extended meanings; especially of psychological coldness; without human warmth or emotion
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