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snowy

   Also found in: Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.42 sec.
snow·y  (sn)
adj. snow·i·er, snow·i·est
1.
a. Abounding in or covered with snow: a snowy day.
b. Subject to snow: a snowy climate.
2. Resembling or suggesting snow, especially in whiteness: snowy linens.

snowi·ly adv.
snowi·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.snowy - marked by the presence of snow; "a white Christmas"; "the white hills of a northern winter"
covered - overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form; "women with covered faces"; "covered wagons"; "a covered balcony"
2.snowy - covered with snow; "snow-clad hills"; "snow-covered roads"; "a long snowy winter"
covered - overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form; "women with covered faces"; "covered wagons"; "a covered balcony"
3.snowy - of the white color of snow
achromatic, neutral - having no hue; "neutral colors like black or white"
Translations
snowy [ˈsnəuɪ] adjde (mucha) nieve
snowy [ˈsnəuɪ] adjneigeux/euse (= covered with snow); enneigé(e)
snowy [ˈsnəuɪ] snow adjschneeweiß;
(covered with snow) → verschneit
snowy [ˈsnəuɪ] adjnevoso/a


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The Telyatin forest, usually clearly visible, now only loomed up occasionally and dimly through the driving snowy dust.
Between the marble cenotaphs on either hand of the pulpit, the wall which formed its back was adorned with a large painting representing a gallant ship beating against a terrible storm off a lee coast of black rocks and snowy breakers.
To the west rose the Wind River Mountains, with their bleached and snowy summits towering into the clouds.
 
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