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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This Ghost of Yōtei haunts the red maple forests and stalks the snowy tundra in search of those whose names are written on the sash wrapped around her waist.
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Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
Interlaken is all about the outdoors, including hikes through snowy woods—like the three-mile path along Lake Thun through a forest and past fortress ruins that arrives at a lakeside park in Unterseen.
—AFAR Media, 24 Sep. 2025
Are these tall tales reliable for forecasting snowy weather?
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2025
The Farmers' Almanac predicts a chilly and snowy winter for Kentucky in 2025-2026.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Sep. 2025
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Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
Interlaken is all about the outdoors, including hikes through snowy woods—like the three-mile path along Lake Thun through a forest and past fortress ruins that arrives at a lakeside park in Unterseen.
—AFAR Media, 24 Sep. 2025
Are these tall tales reliable for forecasting snowy weather?
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2025
The Farmers' Almanac predicts a chilly and snowy winter for Kentucky in 2025-2026.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Snowy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowy. Accessed 26 Sep. 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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