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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My youth was my downfall, my sin love, and the go-between a snowy day.
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Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
Magarian leaned into his cruiser to get his key fob, prepared to put flares on the snowy road.
—Louisa Moller, CBS News, 28 May 2026
In previous snowy years, the resort has remained open as late as August.
—Angela Osorio, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
Sealed by consuming a mushroom that sprung from the snowy, barren land (as seen in last week’s episode), Richard’s devilish pact cursed Widow’s Bay for the foreseeable future, binding all those born on it to its grounds — those who try to leave face immediate death beyond its watery borders.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 27 May 2026
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Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
Magarian leaned into his cruiser to get his key fob, prepared to put flares on the snowy road.
—Louisa Moller, CBS News, 28 May 2026
In previous snowy years, the resort has remained open as late as August.
—Angela Osorio, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
Sealed by consuming a mushroom that sprung from the snowy, barren land (as seen in last week’s episode), Richard’s devilish pact cursed Widow’s Bay for the foreseeable future, binding all those born on it to its grounds — those who try to leave face immediate death beyond its watery borders.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 27 May 2026
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“Snowy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowy. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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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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