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# snowy

adjective (snowy, snowier, snowiest)

«snowy» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Snowy means having a lot of snow or with snow falling. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snowy/#m1)
2. Snowy also means white like snow, as in snowy hair or a snowy owl. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snowy/#m2)

### In the lessons

In geography and weather lessons, snowy describes weather and places with snow, like snowy mountains or a snowy winter. In safety lessons, snowy roads and paths are slippery. In stories, snowy scenes set a cold, quiet or magical mood. Phrases: «a snowy day», «snowy weather», «snowy owl», «snow-white».

### Examples

- It was a snowy day, so we built a snowman. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snowy/#x1)
- The snowy mountains looked beautiful. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snowy/#x2)
- Drive slowly on snowy roads. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snowy/#x3)
- Grandpa has snowy white hair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snowy/#x4)
- A snowy owl has white feathers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snowy/#x5)
- Canada has very snowy winters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snowy/#x6)
- This is the snowiest winter I can remember. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snowy/#x7)
- The cat left footprints on the snowy path. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snowy/#x8)
- It was terribly cold and snowy, but aunt must go to the theatre. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snowy/#x9)

### Note

Comparative: snowier, snowiest. Do not confuse «snowy» (with snow) with «snowed» (as in «it snowed»). Also «snowy» weather is different from «icy» weather, though both can be slippery.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «snowy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snowy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«snowy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/snowy.html) on Mova free.