drizzlingly

adverb

driz·​zling·​ly

: in a drizzle

it rained drizzlingly, disappointing the farmers in the drought area who were praying for a good hard rain

Word History

Etymology

drizzling (from present participle of drizzle entry 1) + -ly

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