rainy
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- adjective
- /ˈreɪni/
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lluvioso
- I love curling up with a book on a chilly, rainy afternoon.
- the rainy season
- a rainy day
- rainy weather
Slightly chilly on the boat this morning and rainy, wet.
- Slightly chilly on the boat this morning and rainy, wet.
- And so it's been really rainy outside and cold.
- Well, for instance you have a rainy day which sounds like this.
- And what are we going to do on this rainy, cold, blustery Sunday?
- Today though, it's rainy, it's windy, it's dark and gloomy.
- Still a little rainy but the wind has died down.
- It snows and is Gray and rainy from October until May.
- They always send such fun like rainy day activities.
- It is so blustery, rainy, gorgeous outside.
- Our wind, our conditions are just very rainy, very windy.
- And even then it's, you know, very rainy and, and humid.
Examples
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It's been a very rainy week here in BC.
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Hey, when does the rainy season start?
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And so it's been really rainy outside and cold.
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Definitely a great way to spend a rainy, rainy, rainy day.
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And of course, it's a rainy night, but here it is.
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Still a little rainy but the wind has died down.
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Although it's really rainy, the lighting is incredible for you guys.
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And what are we going to do on this rainy, cold, blustery Sunday?
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We've just found it to be quite rainy here for most of the summer.
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We arrived in Yosemite after dark on a rainy night with little visibility.
Academic text (1994)
Synonyms
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Strong winds and heavy rain that make travel difficult
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Light, steady rain that makes the ground slightly wet
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A place or thing covered with liquid
Raining very lightly in small misty drops
Weather with many short periods of rain
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Etymology
Rainy comes from the simple word rain plus the ending -y, which means 'full of' or 'having'. So rainy means 'having rain' or 'marked by rain', just like sunny means 'full of sun'.