English adjective: wintry | |||
| 1. | wintry characteristic of or occurring in winter | ||
| Samples | Suffered severe wintry weather. Brown wintry grasses. | ||
| Synonyms | wintery | ||
| Similar | brumal, hibernal, hiemal, winter-blooming, winter-flowering | ||
| Antonyms | autumnal, summery, vernal | ||
| 2. | wintry devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain | ||
| Samples | A frigid greeting. Got a frosty reception. A frozen look on their faces. A glacial handshake. Icy stare. Wintry smile. | ||
| Synonyms | frigid, frosty, frozen, glacial, icy | ||
| Similar | cold | ||
| Antonyms | hot | ||