drizzly
adjective
driz·zly
ˈdri-zə-lē 
ˈdriz-lē
: characterized or marked by fine rain
a cold, drizzly day
The winter weather in this part of Oregon is gray and drizzly …—
Susan Orlean
Susan OrleanIt was a September evening, and not yet seven o'clock, but the day had been a dreary one, and a dense drizzly fog lay low upon the great city.—Arthur Conan Doyle
Arthur Conan DoyleWhenever I find myself growing grim about the mouth; whenever it is a damp, drizzly November in my soul; … then, I account it high time to get to sea as soon as I can.—Herman Melville
Herman MelvilleExamples of drizzly in a Sentence
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Over a hundred people turned out for Jack London Square’s Halloween Día de los Muertos Family Fun Fest on Sunday, which lent vibrant color to a drizzly gray day.
—Jane Tyska, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
The trench coat The perfect weight for transitional weather, trench coats offer weatherproof protection on breezy, drizzly days.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 5 Aug. 2025
Despite the popular perception of London as a land of drizzly skies and pea-soup fog, when the summer months roll around, the ability to take a cooling dip on a hot afternoon offers a little slice of paradise.
—Vogue, 23 July 2025
The following day the heat had dissipated and the weather was overcast and drizzly.
—Thessaly La Force, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2025
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Jane Tyska, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
The trench coat The perfect weight for transitional weather, trench coats offer weatherproof protection on breezy, drizzly days.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 5 Aug. 2025
Despite the popular perception of London as a land of drizzly skies and pea-soup fog, when the summer months roll around, the ability to take a cooling dip on a hot afternoon offers a little slice of paradise.
—Vogue, 23 July 2025
The following day the heat had dissipated and the weather was overcast and drizzly.
—Thessaly La Force, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2025
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“Drizzly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drizzly. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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