"sleety" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈsliːti/ Forms: sleetier [comparative], sleetiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -iːti Etymology: sleet + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sleet|y}} sleet + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} sleety (comparative sleetier, superlative sleetiest)
  1. Covered in sleet; full of sleet. Categories (topical): Weather

Inflected forms

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