rainy
/ˈreɪni
/adjective (rainier, rainiest)
(Of weather, a period, or an area) having or characterized by considerable rainfall: a rainy afternoon...
- I'm in Houston and we got our first bit of cold, rainy winter weather this week.
- What better way to spend a rainy holiday summer afternoon in Salcombe or Lowestoft?
- The rainy weather definitely seems to have moved on as it is sunny this morning.
Synonyms
wet, showery, drizzly, damp, inclement
Phrases
a rainy day
Derivatives
rainily
raininess
- Actually, the rumours of Seattle raininess have been highly exaggerated.
Origin
Old English rēnig (see rain, -y1).