blizzardy

adjective

variants also blizzardly
Definition of blizzardynext
as in windy

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Recent Examples of blizzardy Passing through an opulent upstairs bedroom are the play’s producer, author, director and leading lady, joined by a critic, an actor who turned down the play’s lead role, and an aspiring thespian responsible for collecting the guests’ coats on a blizzardy night. — Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blizzardy
  1. windy
  2. blustery
  3. inclement
  4. stormy
Adjective
  • Earlier this month, three wildfires fueled by hot, dry and windy conditions north of Reno forced more than 13,000 residents from their homes, according to the Nevada National Guard.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The actual day of the game, however, was too windy for those curtains.
    — Whitney Friedlander, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of windy
Adjective
  • On a spring morning so blustery that the National Weather Service issued a small craft advisory, a Samish Indian Nation research boat, called the Chinook (Yómech), set out from Anacortes, Washington, just east of the San Juan Islands.
    — John Ryan, NPR, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Temperatures are expected to average near normal, but quick cold snaps, snow squalls, blustery winds and brief snowy periods are possible.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of blustery
Adjective
  • There was inclement weather somewhere along the way to New York, and the plane hadn’t even left its previous city.
    — Eve Chen, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The postponement was due to inclement weather in the forecast.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 18 July 2026
Definition of inclement
Adjective
  • There will be some noticeable differences between the legs — last weekend’s triple-digit heat gives way to a cooler but stormier forecast, while the field itself narrows from 70 golfers to 50.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Scientists can't say definitively at this point exactly which regions of the United States might be influenced by El Niño, however Texas is predicted to be wetter than normal and stormy due to El Niño, according to the Almanac.
    — Natassia Paloma, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of stormy

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“Blizzardy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blizzardy. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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