Sleety

sleet  (slt)

n.

1. Precipitation consisting of generally transparent frozen or partially frozen raindrops.

2. A mixture of rain and snow or hail.

3. A thin icy coating that forms when rain or sleet freezes, as on trees or streets.

intr.v. sleet·ed, sleet·ing, sleets

To shower sleet.

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[Middle English slete, from Old English *slte.]

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sleety adj.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

sleety - consisting of or of the nature of frozen or partially frozen rain frozen - turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold; "the frozen North"; "frozen pipes"; "children skating on a frozen brook"