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wintry |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Wintry \Win"try\, a. [AS. wintrig.] Suitable to winter; resembling winter, or what belongs to winter; brumal; hyemal; cold; stormy; wintery. Touch our chilled hearts with vernal smile, Our wintry course do thou beguile. --Keble. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: wintry adj 1: characteristic of or occurring in winter; "suffered severe wintry weather"; "brown wintry grasses" [syn: {wintery}] [ant: {vernal}, {summery}, {autumnal}] 2: 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" [syn: {frigid}, {frosty}, {frozen}, {glacial}, {icy}]
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