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wintry wintry definition

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") 
 
  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") 



wintry definition