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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But on a drizzly December morning, the situation in Brussels looked bleak.
—Siobhán O'Grady, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024
While metro Phoenix was enjoying a drizzly day on Friday, northern Arizona was facing one of the final storms of winter.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 16 Mar. 2024
Conservatives say still stricter voting laws are needed On a drizzly Saturday at a strip mall in rural Johnson County, a swath of conservative countryside seeing rapid new growth just southeast of Raleigh, candidate signs sat perched in pickup beds near an early voting site.
—Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2024
Precipitation totals and cloud cover Even though April is notoriously drizzly, data for every April 8 since 2000 pulled from Weather Underground show little rain.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Feb. 2024
For places like New York City, this will extend what has been a dreary stretch of cloudy and drizzly days during which the sun hasn't shined in five days, since Monday afternoon.
—Edward Shaw, NBC News, 26 Jan. 2024
And on Friday, the terms drizzly and dripping also seemed appropriate.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2023
At the end of a chill and drizzly commute lay the weekend, in which for better or worse confrontation with the elements could often be avoided.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2023
Which brings us back to Paris on this drizzly November night.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2023
Siobhán O'Grady, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024
While metro Phoenix was enjoying a drizzly day on Friday, northern Arizona was facing one of the final storms of winter.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 16 Mar. 2024
Conservatives say still stricter voting laws are needed On a drizzly Saturday at a strip mall in rural Johnson County, a swath of conservative countryside seeing rapid new growth just southeast of Raleigh, candidate signs sat perched in pickup beds near an early voting site.
—Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2024
Precipitation totals and cloud cover Even though April is notoriously drizzly, data for every April 8 since 2000 pulled from Weather Underground show little rain.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Feb. 2024
For places like New York City, this will extend what has been a dreary stretch of cloudy and drizzly days during which the sun hasn't shined in five days, since Monday afternoon.
—Edward Shaw, NBC News, 26 Jan. 2024
And on Friday, the terms drizzly and dripping also seemed appropriate.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2023
At the end of a chill and drizzly commute lay the weekend, in which for better or worse confrontation with the elements could often be avoided.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2023
Which brings us back to Paris on this drizzly November night.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2023
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“Drizzly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drizzly. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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