Wintry (Adjective)
Meaning 1
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".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The politician's wintry demeanor made it difficult for her to connect with her constituents.
- His wintry tone made me feel unwelcome in the meeting.
- The teacher's wintry stare made the student feel nervous and intimidated.
- The company's wintry response to the customer's complaint only made things worse.
- The actress's wintry smile in the movie trailer hinted at the character's cold and calculating personality.
Synonyms
Meaning 2
Characteristic of or occurring in winter; "suffered severe wintry weather"; "brown wintry grasses".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The old wooden cabin creaked and groaned in the harsh wintry winds that howled through the mountains.
- The park's once lush gardens were now blanketed in a thick layer of wintry snow.
- The family bundled up in their warmest coats to brave the wintry chill of the winter morning.
- As the last leaves fell, the trees stood bare and skeletal, their branches etched against the wintry sky like a delicate pen and ink drawing.
- The ground was frozen and hard beneath their feet, a testament to the long and wintry spell that had gripped the land for months.