winterlike

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

winter +‎ -like

Adjective[edit]

winterlike (comparative more winterlike, superlative most winterlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of winter; wintry.
    • 2009 July 9, Libby Nelson, “Winter, Like Guest Uninvited, Drops In”, in New York Times[1]:
      Well, in a season of meteorological extremes, perhaps it should not come as a great surprise to see several inches of hail accumulate in Yonkers on Tuesday night, creating scenes of winterlike wonder that residents were still dealing with on Wednesday.