/ ˈwɪntri; NAmE / adjective
1.
typical of winter; cold :
wintry weather
a wintry landscape
wintry showers (= of snow)
2.
not friendly
SYN frosty :
a wintry smile
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English wintrig (see winter , -y ).
/ ˈwɪntri; NAmE / adjective
1.
typical of winter; cold :
wintry weather
a wintry landscape
wintry showers (= of snow)
2.
not friendly
SYN frosty :
a wintry smile
••
WORD ORIGIN
Old English wintrig (see winter , -y ).
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005