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wintrier |
Overview of adj wintry The adj wintry has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) wintry, wintery -- (characteristic of or occurring in winter; "suffered severe wintry weather"; "brown wintry grasses") 2. frigid, frosty, frozen, glacial, icy, wintry -- (devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain; "a frigid greeting"; "got a frosty reception"; "a frozen look on their faces"; "a glacial handshake"; "icy stare"; "wintry smile") Antonyms of adj wintry 2 senses of wintry Sense 1 wintry (vs. vernal) (vs. summery) (vs. autumnal), wintery vernal (vs. summery) (vs. autumnal) (vs. wintry), springlike => spring(postnominal), springtime(postnominal) summery (vs. autumnal) (vs. wintry) (vs. vernal) => aestival, estival => summer(postnominal) autumnal (vs. wintry) (vs. vernal) (vs. summery) => autumn(postnominal) Sense 2 frigid, frosty, frozen, glacial, icy, wintry INDIRECT (VIA cold) -> hot Similarity of adj wintry 2 senses of wintry Sense 1 wintry (vs. vernal) (vs. summery) (vs. autumnal), wintery => brumal, hibernal, hiemal => winter(postnominal) Sense 2 frigid, frosty, frozen, glacial, icy, wintry => cold (vs. hot) Attributes of adj wintry Familiarity of adj wintry wintry used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj wintry wintry Overview of adj wintry The adj wintry has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) wintry, wintery -- (characteristic of or occurring in winter; "suffered severe wintry weather"; "brown wintry grasses") 2. frigid, frosty, frozen, glacial, icy, wintry -- (devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain; "a frigid greeting"; "got a frosty reception"; "a frozen look on their faces"; "a glacial handshake"; "icy stare"; "wintry smile")
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