sleetyadj.

Brit.

/ˈsliːti/, U.S.

/ˈslidi/

Etymology: < sleet n.¹ + -y suffix¹.

a. Of storms, wind, etc.: Laden with, accompanied by, sleet.

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the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > precipitation or atmospheric moisture > snow > [adjective] > characterized by sleet > laden with or accompanied by

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1725 A. Ramsay Gentle Shepherd iii. iii I've seen with shining fair the morning rise, And soon the sleety clouds mirk a' the skies.

1777 T. Warton Ode 1st Apr. 7 The sleety storm returning still, The morning hoar, and evening chill.

1849 J. G. Whittier Legend St. Mark i The day is closing dark and cold, With roaring blast and sleety showers.

1884 Harper's Mag. Apr. 741/2 A cold sleety wind.

b. Resembling sleet; sleet-like.

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the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > precipitation or atmospheric moisture > snow > [adjective] > characterized by sleet > resembling

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1804 in Sir H. Davy Rem. (1858) 93 The sleety rain was still falling.

1845 C. Dickens Cricket on Hearth i. 3 The water—being..in that slippy, slushy, sleety sort of state wherein it seems to penetrate through every kind of substance.

1892 H. G. Hutchinson Fairway Island 51 The flakes were at first small and sleety.

c. Suggestive of, produced by, sleet.

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the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > precipitation or atmospheric moisture > snow > [adjective] > characterized by sleet > suggestive of or produced by

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a1821 J. Keats Stanzas i The north cannot undo them, With a sleety whistle through them.

1897 S. R. Crockett Lads' Love xxv. 253 The sprinkled sleety grey-green of the water~meadow.

2. Of weather or time: Characterized by the presence or prevalence of sleet.

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the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > precipitation or atmospheric moisture > snow > [adjective] > characterized by sleet

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1816 J. Austen Emma II. xvii. 329 The evening of a cold sleety April day.

1828 M. R. Mitford Our Village III. 15 It was mid-winter; snowy, foggy, sleety, wet.

1836 E. Howard Rattlin ii That dismal sleety morning.

1876 C. H. Davis Narr. North Polar Exped. Ship Polaris xxii. 567 At first it snowed and was sleety.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sleety
释义	sleetyadj. Brit. /ˈsliːti/, U.S. /ˈslidi/ Etymology: < sleet n.¹ + -y suffix¹. 1. a. Of storms, wind, etc.: Laden with, accompanied by, sleet. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > precipitation or atmospheric moisture > snow > [adjective] > characterized by sleet > laden with or accompanied by sleety1725 1725 A. Ramsay Gentle Shepherd iii. iii I've seen with shining fair the morning rise, And soon the sleety clouds mirk a' the skies. 1777 T. Warton Ode 1st Apr. 7 The sleety storm returning still, The morning hoar, and evening chill. 1849 J. G. Whittier Legend St. Mark i The day is closing dark and cold, With roaring blast and sleety showers. 1884 Harper's Mag. Apr. 741/2 A cold sleety wind. b. Resembling sleet; sleet-like. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > precipitation or atmospheric moisture > snow > [adjective] > characterized by sleet > resembling sleety1804 1804 in Sir H. Davy Rem. (1858) 93 The sleety rain was still falling. 1845 C. Dickens Cricket on Hearth i. 3 The water—being..in that slippy, slushy, sleety sort of state wherein it seems to penetrate through every kind of substance. 1892 H. G. Hutchinson Fairway Island 51 The flakes were at first small and sleety. c. Suggestive of, produced by, sleet. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > precipitation or atmospheric moisture > snow > [adjective] > characterized by sleet > suggestive of or produced by sleetya1821 a1821 J. Keats Stanzas i The north cannot undo them, With a sleety whistle through them. 1897 S. R. Crockett Lads' Love xxv. 253 The sprinkled sleety grey-green of the water~meadow. 2. Of weather or time: Characterized by the presence or prevalence of sleet. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > precipitation or atmospheric moisture > snow > [adjective] > characterized by sleet sleety1816 1816 J. Austen Emma II. xvii. 329 The evening of a cold sleety April day. View more context for this quotation 1828 M. R. Mitford Our Village III. 15 It was mid-winter; snowy, foggy, sleety, wet. 1836 E. Howard Rattlin ii That dismal sleety morning. 1876 C. H. Davis Narr. North Polar Exped. Ship Polaris xxii. 567 At first it snowed and was sleety. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1725
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