wintry (adj.)

  1. characteristic of or occurring in winter; suffered severe wintry weather; brown wintry grasses

    [ Syn: wintery , wintery , wintery ]

  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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