˜yÐÄvlog

Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for

rainy

[ rey-nee ]

adjective

rainier, rainiest.
  1. characterized by rain:

    rainy weather; a rainy region.

  2. wet with rain:

    rainy streets.

  3. bringing rain:

    rainy clouds.



rainy

/ ˈ°ù±ðɪ²Ôɪ /

adjective

  1. characterized by a large rainfall

    a rainy climate

  2. wet or showery; bearing rain
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

Derived Forms

  • ˈ°ù²¹¾±²Ô¾±±ô²â, adverb
  • ˈ°ù²¹¾±²Ô¾±²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
Discover More

Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • °ù²¹¾±²Ôi·±ô²â adverb
  • °ù²¹¾±²Ôi·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
  • ³Ü²Ô·°ù²¹¾±²Ôy adjective
Discover More

˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of rainy1

before 1000; Middle English reyny, Old English °ùŧ²Ô¾±²µ. See rain, -y 1
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

“And then after that, we’re really not in the rainy season anymore. So long story short, it’s not looking good for any more chances of rain.â€

From

County officials have said the money will come from draining the county’s rainy day fund, slashing department budgets and taking out bonds.

From

The film is set in the French director’s native region of Occitanie, during the rainy autumn season when fresh mushrooms crop up almost as frequently as secrets.

From

We went on a rainy Saturday, so it was busy but not unbearably so.

From

“It’s going to be at least a week — eight or nine days — of this off-and-on rainy and cool pattern,†said Mike Wofford, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Oxnard.

From

Advertisement

Related ˜yÐÄvlogs

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement