WINTRY


Meaning of WINTRY in English

/ 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 ).

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.