snowy
adjective
\ ˈsnō-ē
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snowier;
snowiest
Definition of snowy
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: composed of snow or melted snow
b
: marked by or covered with snow
2a
: whitened by snow
b
: snow-white
Snowy
geographical nameDefinition of Snowy (Entry 2 of 2)
river 278 miles (447 kilometers) long in southeastern Australia flowing from the Snowy Mountains in southeastern New South Wales to the Pacific in southeastern Victoria
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Other Words from snowy
Adjective
snowily
\ ˈsnō-ə-lē
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adverb
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adverb
snowiness
\ ˈsnō-ē-nəs
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noun
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noun
Examples of snowy in a Sentence
Adjective
This is the snowiest winter in years.Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
The Farmer's Almanac is predicting a cold and snowy winter again, and that prediction is predictably making its way around the Internet. — Rollin Bishop, Popular Mechanics, "Don't Trust the Farmer's Almanac for Weather Predictions," 28 Aug. 2019 The couple confirmed their relationship in February 2017, and got engaged in a snowy proposal in January 2018 during a New Year’s vacation to Aspen, Colorado. — Colleen Kratofil, PEOPLE.com, "Paris Hilton's Ex-Fiancé Chris Zylka Covers Up Disney 'Paris' Tattoo with Gorilla," 14 Aug. 2019 Going into Pittsburgh’s Forbes Field to face Carnegie Tech on a cold and snowy November day in 1926, Notre Dame hadn’t allowed a single point in eight games. — Ethan Thomas, SI.com, "The Greatest Upsets in College Football History," 12 Aug. 2019 From a distance, his parents have supported his ambition, though Xu takes care to show them only his blandest work: snowy cityscapes, suburban still-lifes. — Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, "A Chinese Photographer’s Secret Installations Inside His Parents’ Home," 4 Aug. 2019 Don’t forget to snap a photo in a snowy recreation of the game’s new home base, Seliana. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Here are the hottest video games to test drive at Comic-Con," 18 July 2019 Perhaps no phrase has been more used this year before, during and after cold and snowy weather events. — Chris Bianchi, The Denver Post, "It’s been a cold 2019 in Colorado. Climate change is still happening.," 11 July 2019 There are also plants all around Dani’s apartment, in stark contrast to the snowy landscape outside. — Alissa Wilkinson, Vox, "Midsommar’s twisted ending, explained," 3 July 2019 With a view of snowy peaks on their way, more than 200,000 pilgrims are expected to visit the cave during the 45-day pilgrimage. — Washington Post, "Hindu pilgrimage begins amid high security in Kashmir," 2 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'snowy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for snowy
snowy
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of snowy
: having a lot of snow
: covered in snow
: white like snow
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snowy
adjective
\ ˈsnō-ē
\
\
snowier;
snowiest
Kids Definition of snowy
1
: having or covered with snow
snowy mountains
2
: white like snow
snowy clouds
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