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Wintry vs Arctic - What's the difference?

wintry | arctic | Related terms |

Wintry is a related term of arctic.


As adjectives the difference between wintry and arctic

is that wintry is suggestive or characteristic of winter; cold, stormy while arctic is .

As a proper noun arctic is

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As a noun arctic is

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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

    References

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    arctic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (Arctic)

    • Noun

    (en noun)