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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The insulated jacket also has a water-resistant shell that dries quickly in rainy or snowy weather.
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Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025
The New Orleans Saints are not the only ones ecstatic with their 24-20 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at rainy Raymond James Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 7 Dec. 2025
Empty water that accumulates in dishes under potted plants, buckets, containers and other places where the constant moisture can drown plant roots or become a mosquito nursery (this applies to all times of year, not just the rainy season).
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2025
Meteorologists had warned of warmer ocean temperatures increasing rainy season downpours, but the formation of Cyclone Senyar over the Strait of Malacca, off Sumata’s east coast, compounded the weather disaster.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
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Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025
The New Orleans Saints are not the only ones ecstatic with their 24-20 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at rainy Raymond James Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 7 Dec. 2025
Empty water that accumulates in dishes under potted plants, buckets, containers and other places where the constant moisture can drown plant roots or become a mosquito nursery (this applies to all times of year, not just the rainy season).
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2025
Meteorologists had warned of warmer ocean temperatures increasing rainy season downpours, but the formation of Cyclone Senyar over the Strait of Malacca, off Sumata’s east coast, compounded the weather disaster.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 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 9 Dec. 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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