sleety
/'sli:ti/
Definition
Adjective: 1. Characterized by or consisting of sleet: Describes weather conditions or precipitation involving sleet, which is a mixture of rain and partially melted snow or ice pellets. 2. Of the nature of sleet: Having the qualities of sleet; wet, cold, and icy.
Usage
The adjective "sleety" is used to describe weather, precipitation, or conditions that involve or resemble sleet. It often conveys a sense of unpleasant, cold, and wet weather.
Examples
- The morning was cold and sleety, making the roads very slippery.
- We walked home through a sleety rain that soaked our coats.
- Forecasters are predicting a sleety mix for the afternoon commute.
Advanced Usage
- Descriptive Use: "Sleety" can be used metaphorically to describe something that has the chilling, unpleasant, or penetrating quality of sleet.
- He gave me a sleety glare that made me shiver.
- Compound Modifier: It can combine with other words to form descriptive phrases.
- a sleety winter day
- sleety conditions
Variants and Related Words
- Sleet (noun): Precipitation that is a mixture of rain and snow, or rain that freezes on contact with a cold surface.
- The sleet turned to all rain by evening.
- Sleet (verb, intransitive): Used impersonally to say that sleet is falling.
- It sleeted all night.
Synonyms
- Icy
- Slushy
- Wintry mix (as a descriptive phrase for the precipitation type)
Antonyms
- Clear
- Dry
- Sunny
Related Phrases and Descriptions
- Sleety rain: Rain that is mixed with or has the character of sleet.
- Sleety weather: Weather conditions characterized by the presence of sleet.
Adjective
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consisting of or of the nature of frozen or partially frozen rain
