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From winter + -y; compare Old English wintriġ (a parallel formation).
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wintry
win·tryToday it means: Suggestive or characteristic of winter; cold, stormy. Full definition →
Today it means: Suggestive or characteristic of winter; cold, stormy. Full definition →
From winter + -y; compare Old English wintriġ (a parallel formation).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.