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Icy vs Wintry - What's the difference?

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Icy is a related term of wintry.


As adjectives the difference between icy and wintry

is that icy is pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice; cold; frosty while wintry is suggestive or characteristic of winter; cold, stormy.

icy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice; cold; frosty.
  • Covered with ice, wholly or partially.
  • Characterized by coldness, as of manner, influence, etc.; chilling; frigid; cold.

    • Related terms

    * icily * iciness

    References

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    wintry

    English

    Alternative forms

    * wintery

    Adjective

    (er)
  • suggestive or characteristic of winter; cold, stormy
  • aged, white(-haired etc.)
  • chilling, cheerless

    • Synonyms

    * (suggestive or characteristic of winter) brumal, hibernal, hiemal

    Derived terms

    * unwintry * wintrify * wintrily * wintriness * wintry mix * wintry shower

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