Snowy Meaning
/ˈsnəʊi/Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjMarked by snow; characterized by snow.
adjCovered with snow; snow-covered; besnowed.
Sentence Examples
This is snowy weather is giving me cabin fever.
As the weather was snowy, we went skiing.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Because of the continuous falling of white flakes, the forecast called for ____ weather.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
We spent the entire ____ afternoon drinking hot chocolate and reading books in front of the fireplace.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English snowy, snawy, from Old English snāwiġ. By surface analysis, snow + -y.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"So we continue climbing to the saddle of the Kleine Scheidegg, where ahead there comes into view the wide expanse of the Grindelwald valley, backed by the snowy crown of the Wetterhorn."
— 1960 December, Voyageur, “The Mountain Railways of the Bernese Oberland”, in Trains Illustrated, page 752:
"A man got up in all the outward trappings of a gentleman: an extensive display of snowy linen, unimpeachable tailoring, ganté, botté, in perfection; nothing overdone."
— 1873, Grace Ramsay, A Salon in the Last Days of the Empire, and Other Sketches, London: Richard Bentley and Son, page 4:
"Disgusted with the world and worldlings, I drove down to an estate of my father's, in Suffolk, determined to “misanthropise” and be romantic ; but all my plans were disconcerted by the “Large blue eyes, fair locks, and snowy hands” of Miss Emily Hathenden, whose estate bordered on my own."
— 1888, The Lady's Book - Volumes 6-7, page 243:
"[…] the snowy was successful in forty-two percent of its strikes."
— 1981, Kansas Wildlife, volumes 38-39, page 31:
"Adult male snowies are nearly white. They become whiter as they get older. Female birds are usually white with narrow black or brown bars and spots. Young snowies are darker than the adults, and they have heavier markings."
— 2010, Elaine Landau, Snowy Owls: Hunters of the Snow and Ice:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Because of the continuous falling of white flakes, the forecast called for ____ weather.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
We spent the entire ____ afternoon drinking hot chocolate and reading books in front of the fireplace.