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sleet⋅y

  [slee-tee]
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–adjective, sleet⋅i⋅er, sleet⋅i⋅est.
of, pertaining to, or like sleet.
Origin:
1715–25; sleet + -y 1

Related forms:
sleet⋅i⋅ness, noun
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sleet   (slēt)   
n.  

  1. Precipitation consisting of generally transparent frozen or partially frozen raindrops.

  2. A mixture of rain and snow or hail.

  3. A thin icy coating that forms when rain or sleet freezes, as on trees or streets.

intr.v.   sleet·ed, sleet·ing, sleets
To shower sleet.

[Middle English slete, from Old English *slēte.]
sleet'y adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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