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sleety

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈsliːti/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English sleet Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English sleety From sleet + -y.

  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!”