snowy

[ snoh-ee ]

/ ˈsnoʊ i /

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adjective, snow·i·er, snow·i·est.

abounding in or covered with snow: snowy fields.

characterized by snow, as the weather: a snowy day.

pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling snow.

of the color of snow; snow-white: snowy skin.

immaculate; unsullied.

Origin of snowy

before 1000; Middle English snawy, Old English snāwig. See snow, -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM snowy

snow·i·ly, adverb snow·i·ness, noun

Words nearby snowy

snowshoe hare virus, snowslide, snowstorm, snowsuit, snowtubing, snowy, snowy egret, snowy mountain, snowy mountains, snowy owl, snowy plover

Example sentences from the Web for snowy

I mean, for all I know Belgians are the Tintin and Snowy of FIFA .

Up To a Point: Oops, I Enjoyed Soccer |P. J. O’Rourke |July 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
I mean, for all I know Belgians are the Tintin and Snowy of FIFA.

DUP-Up To a Point: Oops, I Enjoyed Soccer |P. J. O’Rourke |July 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The village sits on flat land near the frozen Koyukuk River, and looks out on snowy hills.

Visiting the Arctic Circle…Before It’s Irreversibly Changed |Terry Greene Sterling |April 1, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
You question every decision—personal, professional, spiritual—that has led you to this snowy wasteland.

So You Are Enduring a Temporarily Paralyzing Winter Storm |Kelly Williams Brown |February 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

I realize that getting there in the snowy streets of Kiev would be a logistical nightmare.

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A chain of snowy peaks stretched from south-west to north-east.

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South, 60 W., a row of snowy heights rise behind the Purang valley.

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There, a million million feathery daisies sway and dance in the breeze, lifting their snowy wheels to the blue June sky.

Ladies-In-Waiting |Kate Douglas Wiggin
"Dear me," said Kittie, handing over the snowy starched heap.

Six Girls |Fannie Belle Irving
Before us stretched a high range, rising still higher to the left, and terminating in a snowy mountain.

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British Dictionary definitions for snowy

snowy

/ (ˈsnəʊɪ) /

adjective snowier or snowiest

covered with or abounding in snow snowy hills

characterized by snow snowy weather

resembling snow in whiteness, purity, etc

Derived forms of snowy

snowily, adverb snowiness, noun

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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snowy

adjective, snow·i·er, snow·i·est.

Origin of snowy

OTHER WORDS FROM snowy

Words nearby snowy

Example sentences from the Web for snowy

British Dictionary definitions for snowy

adjective snowier or snowiest

Derived forms of snowy

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

snowy

adjective, snow·i·er, snow·i·est.

Origin of snowy

OTHER WORDS FROM snowy

Words nearby snowy

Words related to snowy

Example sentences from the Web for snowy

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adjective snowier or snowiest

Derived forms of snowy

British Dictionary definitions for snowy