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sleety

/ˈsliːti/

sleety adjective: covered in sleet; full of sleet.

Adjective

sleety (comparative sleetier, superlative sleetiest)

  1. Covered in sleet; full of sleet.
    • sleety weather
    • Such a man, to quit the tranquillity and independence of his own fireside, and on the evening of a cold sleety April day rush out again into the world!1815 December (indicated as 1816), [Jane Austen], chapter 17, in Emma: […], volume II, London: […] [Charles Roworth and James Moyes] for John Murray, →OCLC

Forms of sleety

comparativesleetier
superlativesleetiest

Origin of sleety

From sleet + -y.

Words formed from sleety

Words that rhyme with sleety

6 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about sleety

What does sleety mean?
Sleety means covered in sleet; full of sleet.
What part of speech is sleety?
Sleety is an adjective.
How do you pronounce sleety?
Sleety is pronounced /ˈsliːti/.

Words near sleety in the dictionary

  1. sleeting
  2. sleetless
  3. sleetlike
  4. sleetproof
  5. sleets
  6. sleety
  7. sleeve
  8. sleeve board
  9. sleeve boards
  10. sleeve garter
  11. sleeve garters

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