snowy

[ snoh-ee ]

adjective

, snow·i·er, snow·i·est.

1. abounding in or covered with snow:

   snowy fields.

2. characterized by snow, as the weather:

   a snowy day.

3. pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling snow.
4. of the color of snow; snow-white:

   snowy skin.

5. immaculate; unsullied.

snowy

/ ˈsnəʊɪ /

adjective

1. covered with or abounding in snow

   snowy hills

2. characterized by snow

   snowy weather

3. resembling snow in whiteness, purity, etc

Derived Forms

• ˈsnowily, adverb
• ˈsnowiness, noun

Other Words From

• snowi·ly adverb
• snowi·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of snowy¹

before 1000; Middle English snawy, Old English snāwig. See snow, -y ¹

Example Sentences

However, Japanese news agency Kyodo was able to take photos of the snowy peak on Wednesday from a helicopter.

From BBC

On one snowy night, the camera in Molly's croft-house automatically switched on, alerting the couple there was a visitor inside.

From BBC

Instead, the final prairie Democrat’s last stand is being waged not on the high plains or the snowy ridges of the eastern Rockies but on the peaks and troughs of the airwaves.

From Slate

Pseudogymnoascus destructans — the fungus — causes deadly white-nose syndrome, so named for the characteristic snowy fuzz that manifests on the petite faces of infected bats.

From Los Angeles Times

A woman missing for six days in Australia’s Snowy Mountains has been found "dazed and injured" by emergency services after a massive search and rescue operation.

From BBC

Related Words

• cold
• icy
• stormy