snowier; snowiest
1
a
: composed of snow or melted snow
b
: marked by or covered with snow
2
a
: whitened by snow
snowily adverb
snowiness noun

Examples of snowy in a Sentence

This is the snowiest winter in years.
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Winters are snowy and intense, spring is a welcome relief, summers are hot and sunny, and fall brings the most beautiful colors to nature. Elizabeth Medeiros, Health, 22 Mar. 2025 In the front row, Chastain, Brody and Badgley sat next to each other, bundled up in oversized white Moncler coats with large hoods to keep them warm at the snowy show. Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025 So, yeah, Colorado and its snowy, cozy milieu felt like a return to form, with a focus on technique and ingredients over games and gimmickry. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2025 Follow These 5 Tips To Be A Model Airplane Passenger By Lauren Giella Senior Reporter Newsweek Is A Trust Project Member news article 0 After a cold and snowy winter, many Americans are ready to escape to warmer temperatures. Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for snowy

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of snowy was before the 12th century

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“Snowy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowy. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

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

Geographical Definition

Snowy

geographical name

river 278 miles (447 kilometers) long in southeastern Australia flowing from the Snowy Mountains in southeastern New South Wales to the Pacific in southeastern Victoria

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