snowier; snowiest
1
a
: composed of snow or melted snow
b
: marked by or covered with snow
2
a
: whitened by snow
b
Examples of snowy in a Sentence
This is the snowiest winter in years.
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Travelers who head to the park in the winter will find fewer crowds and plenty of snowy adventures, including the chance to traverse the park on skis, snowshoes, or by snowmobile.
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Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2025
There’s no tactile joy to dress up the rudimentary chase — no random rainstorms ripping through camp, no snowy mountaintops on summer days, no campfires, no canoe trips, no sense of the wild.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 17 July 2025
Read, 45, is accused of killing her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe, 46, by backing into him with her SUV on the snowy night of Jan. 29, 2022, and leaving him for dead on the front lawn of fellow officer Brian Albert’s home.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 16 July 2025
As rescue efforts failed and food supplies dwindled, half of the group roped themselves together and hiked through the snowy canyon to safety.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 14 July 2025
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Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2025
There’s no tactile joy to dress up the rudimentary chase — no random rainstorms ripping through camp, no snowy mountaintops on summer days, no campfires, no canoe trips, no sense of the wild.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 17 July 2025
Read, 45, is accused of killing her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe, 46, by backing into him with her SUV on the snowy night of Jan. 29, 2022, and leaving him for dead on the front lawn of fellow officer Brian Albert’s home.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 16 July 2025
As rescue efforts failed and food supplies dwindled, half of the group roped themselves together and hiked through the snowy canyon to safety.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 14 July 2025
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“Snowy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowy. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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snowy
adjective
snowier; snowiest
1
: marked by or covered with snow
a snowy day
snowy mountaintops
2
a
: whitened by or as if by snow
an orchard snowy with apple blossoms
b
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