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Grammar : Adj
Spell : snoh-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsnoʊ i



Definition of snowy

Origin :
  • Old English snawig; see snow (n.) + -y (2). Related: Snowiness. Cf. Middle Low German sneig, Old High German snewac, German schneeig, Old Norse snæugr, Swedish snögig, Danish sneig.
  • adj niveous
  • adj wintry
  • adj white
  • adj pure
  • adj pertaining to snow
Example sentences :
  • The lantern, set on a tombstone beside them, blinked in a snowy gust.
  • Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
  • And no thought of impurity came to him on beholding that lily, snowy whiteness.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • Beauteous and snowy was the person of the fair: her form was delicate, and her limbs were tender.
  • Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
  • Her tender side is gored; her spotless and snowy coat is deformed with blood.
  • Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
  • He was old and snowy haired, but as fresh as a daisy and as spry as a cricket.
  • Extract from : « Sure Pop and the Safety Scouts » by Roy Rutherford Bailey
  • Here, indeed, in this snowy silence, they were free from any intrusion.
  • Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine
  • Its cluster of snowy flowers suggested a corner of a royal garden.
  • Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
  • Albine's snowy skin was but the whiteness of Serge's browner skin.
  • Extract from : « Abbe Mouret's Transgression » by Emile Zola
  • A door opposite the fireplace opens inward from a snowy street.
  • Extract from : « Strife (First Series Plays) » by John Galsworthy
  • He fingered his snowy stock, and bent upon her eyes of glowing adoration.
  • Extract from : « The Snare » by Rafael Sabatini

Synonyms for snowy

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