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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Some weeks later, when the cold meant business and snowy boots squeaked down the orange halls, Emily put her hands in her coat pockets at dismissal, looking for her mittens.
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Literary Hub, 9 June 2025
Venis and his friends Randall (Steve Carell), Hugo (Jason Schwartzman) and Jeff (Ramy Youssef) watch the world go up in flames from their phones, safe at a snowy weekend retreat at Hugo’s home in Utah.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 31 May 2025
And in November, authorities rescued two hikers in New Hampshire whose cell phone batteries died on a 16-mile snowy hike on Mount Charleston.
—Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 29 May 2025
This time the show is set in the snowy Alps and Christine Baranski, Henry Golding, Murray Bartlett, Annie Murphy, Mark Strong, King Princess and Dolly de Leon are among those playing the wellness-seekers at Masha’s retreat.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
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Literary Hub, 9 June 2025
Venis and his friends Randall (Steve Carell), Hugo (Jason Schwartzman) and Jeff (Ramy Youssef) watch the world go up in flames from their phones, safe at a snowy weekend retreat at Hugo’s home in Utah.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 31 May 2025
And in November, authorities rescued two hikers in New Hampshire whose cell phone batteries died on a 16-mile snowy hike on Mount Charleston.
—Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 29 May 2025
This time the show is set in the snowy Alps and Christine Baranski, Henry Golding, Murray Bartlett, Annie Murphy, Mark Strong, King Princess and Dolly de Leon are among those playing the wellness-seekers at Masha’s retreat.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for snowy
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“Snowy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowy. Accessed 18 Jun. 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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