wintry adj 1: characteristic of or occurring in winter; "suffered severe wintry weather"; "brown wintry grasses" [syn: {wintery}] [ant: {vernal}, {summery}, {autumnal}] 2: devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain; "a frigid greeting"; "got a frosty reception"; "a frozen look on their faces"; "a glacial handshake"; "icy stare"; "wintry smile" [syn: {frigid}, {frosty}, {frozen}, {glacial}, {icy}] [also: {wintriest}, {wintrier}] wintrier See {wintry}