snowier; snowiest
1
a
: composed of snow or melted snow
b
: marked by or covered with snow
2
a
: whitened by snow
b
Examples of snowy in a Sentence
This is the snowiest winter in years.
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Jopling is a hitman with skull rings and a sadistic streak who does all sorts of dirty work, including engaging in some light decapitation and throwing a cat out the window before meeting an amusing end off a snowy cliff.
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
This episode begins with a relatively chill vibe as Dina’s two love interests go riding out into the snowy wilderness, busting each other’s chops.
—Noel Murray, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Dozens of officers in a small-town New York police department near the Canadian border have been fined for allegedly taking part in an unauthorized labor strike during a snowy stretch this winter.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2025
The latticed windows look out onto snowy expanses in winter or green foliage in spring and summer, while the living spaces pay homage to bygone eras through relics from the original owner and retro furnishings.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 17 Apr. 2025
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
This episode begins with a relatively chill vibe as Dina’s two love interests go riding out into the snowy wilderness, busting each other’s chops.
—Noel Murray, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Dozens of officers in a small-town New York police department near the Canadian border have been fined for allegedly taking part in an unauthorized labor strike during a snowy stretch this winter.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2025
The latticed windows look out onto snowy expanses in winter or green foliage in spring and summer, while the living spaces pay homage to bygone eras through relics from the original owner and retro furnishings.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Snowy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowy. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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snowy
adjective
snowier; snowiest
1
: marked by or covered with snow
a snowy day
snowy mountaintops
2
a
: whitened by or as if by snow
an orchard snowy with apple blossoms
b
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