sleety (B1)
adjective
Definition
sleety means covered in sleet; full of sleet. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.
Examples
The writer described the response as sleety.
A sleety tone can change the mood of a conversation.
The situation became sleety after the announcement.
How to Use sleety
- sleety + noun (collocation)
- Use sleety before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a sleety reaction."
- become sleety (collocation)
- Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became sleety near the end."
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