Of or relating to winter; occurring, existing, or found in winter; adapted or suitable for winter. Now rare or merged in sense A. 2.

General attributive, esp. designating natural phenomena occurring during the winter, weather characteristic of the winter, plants which flourish in…

Of, belonging to, or occurring in winter. Now somewhat rare.

Found or seen in winter. Obsolete. rare.

Of, belonging to, or characteristic of winter; wintry.

Of or belonging to winter; winter-.

poetic. Wintry.

Characteristic of or resembling (that of) winter; wintry.

Intended to be used in winter; adapted for winter use. Obsolete.

= hiemal, adj.

Of, pertaining to, or proper to winter; appearing in winter.

= wintry, adj.

Of or characteristic of midwinter.

= mid-wintry, adj.