sleety

Meanings

• noun

  A description of sleet, which is a type of precipitation consisting of ice pellets.

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Variants

List of all variants of sleety that leads to same result
sleet , sleetier , sleetiest , sleets , sleety

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Etymology

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Originally from Old English slīt, meaning 'slippery'.

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Trivia

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1. Sleet is denser and heavier than snow.

2. Sleet can form when raindrops encounter freezing temperatures in the atmosphere.

3. Sleet can make roads more dangerous than snow because it can melt upon contact with the road and then refreeze, creating black ice.

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Related Concepts

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1. Snow: Sleet is a type of frozen precipitation that falls between rain and snow on the freezing point.

2. Winter: Sleet is a common winter precipitation, often making roads slippery and dangerous.

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Culture

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Sleet is a common phenomenon in colder regions and is often associated with winter weather. In literature, sleet is sometimes used metaphorically to describe a difficult or challenging situation.

How to Memorize "sleety"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine small, translucent ice pellets falling from the sky.

2. associate
   

   - Associate sleet with winter weather and slippery roads.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the acronym 'SLIPPERY' to memorize sleet: S - Small, L - Lucid, I - Ice, P - Pellets, E - Easily, R - Recognized, Y - Yields to touch.

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