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showery

showery

2.8
Weather with many short periods of rain
  • adjective
  • /ˈʃaʊəri/
  • UK
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  • It looks like we will have a showery day tomorrow, so don't forget your umbrella.

Examples

  • Despite the showery weather, the outdoor event went ahead as planned.

  • It was a showery afternoon in London.

  • It was a showery spring day, with bursts of rain alternating with sunshine.

  • The forecast predicts showery conditions throughout the afternoon.

  • Is it going to be showery tomorrow?

  • After a showery morning, the sun finally broke through the clouds in the afternoon.

  • The forecast predicts showery weather for the rest of the week, with rain expected each day.

Synonyms

rainy
vsshowery
122 1.0

Having a lot of rain

is about frequent brief showers rather than long continuous rain

Antonyms

dry
791 1.0

Not wet or without any liquid

sunny
226 1.0

Bright with sunlight or cheerful and pleasant like sunshine

How Rainy

stormy
33 1.0
rainy
122 1.0
showery
  • UK
2.8
drizzly
5 1.5
dry
791 1.0

Surface Forms

showery positive
showers comparative
showest superlative

Morphology

showery = shower (transparent) = shower + show + y

The adjective 'showery' is directly derived from the noun 'shower', indicating a condition characterized by showers.

Etymology

Showery comes from the common word shower, which means 'a short fall of rain', plus the ending -y, which means 'full of'. So a showery day has many short periods of rain.