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.
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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
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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
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“Rainy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rainy. Accessed 15 Sep. 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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