rainier; rainiest
: marked by, abounding with, or bringing rain
rainy weather
Examples of rainy in a Sentence
found that the stretch of cold, rainy weather made his joints swell and ache
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Such a boom and bust cycle means a lot of lush greenery that grows in the rainy times, and a lot of dead leaves, trees and other tinder that gets left behind when things dry.
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 10 Jan. 2025
While Northern California and the Bay Area has seen a relatively rainy winter season, downtown Los Angeles saw just 3% of its normal rainfall since Oct. 1.
—Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2025
The first episode of Places to Love’s latest season is all about exploring the rich biodiversity and culture of northern Costa Rica during the rainy months of late spring to fall, which are considered the country’s off season.
—Michelle Baran, AFAR Media, 7 Jan. 2025
Hundreds of thousands are enduring a cold, rainy winter in tent camps along the windy coast.
—Tia Goldenberg, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 10 Jan. 2025
While Northern California and the Bay Area has seen a relatively rainy winter season, downtown Los Angeles saw just 3% of its normal rainfall since Oct. 1.
—Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2025
The first episode of Places to Love’s latest season is all about exploring the rich biodiversity and culture of northern Costa Rica during the rainy months of late spring to fall, which are considered the country’s off season.
—Michelle Baran, AFAR Media, 7 Jan. 2025
Hundreds of thousands are enduring a cold, rainy winter in tent camps along the windy coast.
—Tia Goldenberg, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Rainy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rainy. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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Rainy
geographical name
river 80 miles (129 kilometers) long on the Canada–U.S. boundary between Ontario and Minnesota flowing from Rainy Lake into Lake of the Woods
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