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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Then, following what is typically a dry winter, the new rainy season starts in October and November. Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025 Despite the rainy weather on Sunday, guests gathered to watch Bevel and Wheeler's game-day wedding. Erin Clack, People.com, 8 Sep. 2025 The rubber sole, on the other hand, should help with traction and grip on rainy fall days when wet leaves turn walkways into slip-n-slides. Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025 The story is about the famous painter leaving rainy Paris for the abundance of light in Tangier, Morocco, only to find Tangier is suffering its coldest, rainiest winter in years. Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rainy

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of rainy was before the 12th century

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“Rainy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rainy. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

rainy

adjective
rainier; rainiest
: having much rain

Geographical Definition

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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