<p><strong>adjective</strong></p><ul><li>of or characteristic of winter: wintry skies.</li><li>resembling winter weather; having snow, frost, cold, storms, etc.: We had wintry weather well into May last year.</li><li>suggestive of winter, as in lack of warmth or cheer: a wintry manner.</li><li>Synonyms: cheerless, bleak, cold.</li></ul>