— wintrily , adv. — wintriness , n.
/win"tree/ , adj., wintrier, wintriest .
1. of or characteristic of winter: wintry blasts; wintry skies.
2. resembling winter weather; having snow, frost, cold, storms, etc.: We had wintry weather well into May last year.
3. suggestive of winter, as in lack of warmth or cheer: a wintry manner.
Also, wintery .
[ bef. 900; OE wintrig (not recorded in ME); see WINTER, -Y 1 ]
Syn. 3. cold, bleak, cheerless.