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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

/ ˈɪɪ /

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
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԾ, adverb
  • ˈԾԱ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • i· adverb
  • i·Ա noun
  • ܲ·y adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rainy1

before 1000; Middle English reyny, Old English ŧԾ. See rain, -y 1
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While the likely showers are coming late in the rainy season, they are not unprecedented for this time of year.

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They said the sex abuse settlement can be paid with bonds and the county’s plush rainy day fund, a seldom-touched pot worth nearly a billion dollars.

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She said she had had no concerns previously about the weather conditions, describing it as "just a rainy day".

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"Even though the cholera outbreak is controlled, we're not out of the woods. Right now, malaria is spiking and with the rainy season coming, it will shoot up," he tells the BBC.

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In the city in Canada's pacific northwest, Ms Yamauchi's story is as common as the rainy weather.

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