winterly

American  

[win-ter-lee] / ˈwɪn tər li /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or occurring in winter; hibernal.

2. wintry.

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Etymology

Origin of winterly

before 1000; Old English winterlīc (not recorded in ME); winter, -ly

Example Sentences

I am sunk winterly below prose and zero.

From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 Letters 1821-1842 by Lamb, Mary

During severe winterly weather it is advisable to be cautious in the application of heat, more especially at night.

From In-Door Gardening for Every Week in the Year Showing the Most Successful Treatment for all Plants Cultivated in the Greenhouse, Conservatory, Stove, Pit, Orchid, and Forcing-house by Keane, William

The ground was covered with snow, and the weather most winterly, when we embarked in our open boats to cross the lake for the Red River.

From The Substance of a Journal During a Residence at the Red River Colony, British North America and Frequent Excursions Among the North-West American Indians, In the Years 1820, 1821, 1822, 1823. by West, John

Time went on—cold winterly days, when we could hardly smell the fire; and as to warming ourselves, we had better have been guilty of high treason.

From A Fluttered Dovecote by Fenn, George Manville

While in Japan we were present at the opening of Page 506the railway from Osaka to Kioto by the Mikado, and subsequently cruised in the Inland Sea in severe winterly weather.

From A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months by Brassey, Annie