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wintry

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: wintry

1
adj
characteristic of or occurring in winter
2
adj
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: wintry
1

adj characteristic of or occurring in winter

“suffered severe wintry weather”
“brown wintry grasses”
Synonyms:
wintery
brumal, hibernal, hiemal
characteristic of or relating to winter
winter-blooming, winter-flowering
of plants that bloom during the winter
Antonyms:
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
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adj devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain

wintry smile”
Synonyms:
frigid, frosty, frozen, glacial, icy
cold
extended meanings; especially of psychological coldness; without human warmth or emotion
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