Definition of "wintry" in English

adjective

1. Suggestive or characteristic of winter; cold, stormy.

   • wintry weather

2. (of precipitation) Containing sleet or snow.

   • It will be cloudy overnight, with outbreaks of heavy rain at times. The rain may turn wintry over higher ground.

3. Aged, white-haired.

4. Chilling, cheerless.

   • a wintry remark