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Adjective: wintry (wintrier,wintriest)  win-tree
  1. Characteristic of or occurring in winter
    "suffered severe wintry weather"; "brown wintry grasses"
    - wintery
     
  2. Devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
    "wintry smile"
    - frigid, frosty, frozen, glacial, icy

Derived forms: wintrier, wintriest

See also: brumal, cold, hibernal, hiemal, winter, winter-blooming, winter-flowering

Antonym: autumnal, summery, vernal

Encyclopedia: Wintry

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wintergreen oil
winterise
winterize
winterly
winter's bark
winter's bark family
winter's bark tree
wintertide
wintertime
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wintry
Wintun
win-win
winy
winze
wipe
wipe away
wipe off
wipe out
wipe the floor
wipe the slate clean