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
  • Emergency responders were up against extreme fire behavior in windy conditions that made the homes themselves the fire’s fuel.
    — Evan Bush, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Guy lines stand at the ready to stake it out and increase stability in windy conditions.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of windy
Adjective
  • Pick something neutral-toned that packs easily, like this windproof and waterproof REI Rainier Rain Jacket, which works equally well for blustery days in Mykonos and stargazing on a mountaintop in Crete.
    — Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The smell of grilling sausage is snatched away on the breezes of a blustery, late-summer day.
    — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Sep. 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
  • Helen, the Pacific Northwestern ensemble of Harris, Scott Simmons, and Jed Bindeman, released its stormy debut, The Original Faces, in 2015.
    — Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2026
  • And with that, Dunham has to get to dinner and then off to Film Forum, and Cassel exits onto the stormy street.
    — Grace Byron, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of stormy

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“Blizzardy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blizzardy. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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