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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Princess Beatrice, 35, looked ready for spring despite the rainy weather in a bold pink dress with long sleeves and a white hat.
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Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024
Enter the Nike Pegasus Trail 4 Gore-Tex, the sports apparel company’s trail running shoes that are made for the road or the trail, as well as sunny or rainy weather.
—Rudie Obias, Variety, 20 May 2024
On a rainy afternoon, Neuwirth discussed her love for the city’s Art Deco buildings, why the Jersey Shore is magical in winter and where to find the best softball in Manhattan.
—Sarah Bahr, New York Times, 18 May 2024
Incredibly, the Steelers have won seven of the past eight meetings, though many of those wins came when Jackson was not on the field, including last season’s rainy Week 18 game at M&T Bank Stadium when Baltimore rested many of its starters with its playoff seeding secured.
—Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2024
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Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024
Enter the Nike Pegasus Trail 4 Gore-Tex, the sports apparel company’s trail running shoes that are made for the road or the trail, as well as sunny or rainy weather.
—Rudie Obias, Variety, 20 May 2024
On a rainy afternoon, Neuwirth discussed her love for the city’s Art Deco buildings, why the Jersey Shore is magical in winter and where to find the best softball in Manhattan.
—Sarah Bahr, New York Times, 18 May 2024
Incredibly, the Steelers have won seven of the past eight meetings, though many of those wins came when Jackson was not on the field, including last season’s rainy Week 18 game at M&T Bank Stadium when Baltimore rested many of its starters with its playoff seeding secured.
—Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2024
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“Rainy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rainy. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.
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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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