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sleety
sleet S0470700 (slēt)n.1. Precipitation consisting of small ice pellets formed by the freezing of raindrops or of melted snowflakes.2. A mixture of rain and snow or hail.3. A thin icy coating that forms when rain or sleet freezes, as on trees or streets.intr.v. sleet·ed, sleet·ing, sleets To shower sleet.
[Middle English slete, probably from Old English *slēte; akin to German Schlosse, hail.]
sleet′y adj.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | sleety - consisting of or of the nature of frozen or partially frozen rainfrozen - turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold; "the frozen North"; "frozen pipes"; "children skating on a frozen brook" |
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