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Dictionary: snow·y   (snō'ē) pronunciation
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adj., -i·er, -i·est.
    1. Abounding in or covered with snow: a snowy day.
    2. Subject to snow: a snowy climate.
  2. Resembling or suggesting snow, especially in whiteness: snowy linens.
snowily snow'i·ly adv.
snowiness snow'i·ness n.

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IN BRIEF: Covered with small white ice crystals.

pronunciation Many children look forward to the first snowy day of winter.

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The adjective has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: marked by the presence of snow
  Synonym: white

Meaning #2: covered with snow
  Synonyms: snow-clad, snow-covered

Meaning #3: the white color of snow
  Synonym: snow-white

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