rainy

adjective \ ˈrā-nē \

|Updated on: 13 Jun 2018

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Definition of rainy

rainier; rainiest

: marked by, abounding with, or bringing rain

rainy weather

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Examples of rainy in a Sentence

found that the cold, rainy weather made his joints swell and ache

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While the north contends with turbulent pre-monsoon weather, the annual rainy season, which typically runs from June to September, has already arrived in the south of the country, as of Tuesday.

— laignee barron, Time, "'Critical Situation' in Northern India as Pre-Monsoon Storms Kill Dozens of People," 30 May 2018
Half the Datoga's cattle died on their own grazing lands during the last rainy season from November 2017 to mid-January, which was unseasonably hot and dry.

— ann gibbons, Science | AAAS, "Farmers, tourists, and cattle threaten to wipe out some of the world’s last hunter-gatherers," 17 May 2018
The month of May, before the onset of the rainy season, is the best month for climbing Everest.

— author: gopal sharma, Anchorage Daily News, "Australian who climbed Denali in April sets Seven Summits record on Everest," 14 May 2018
But the moving target also reflects the uncertain future of Cape Town’s water supply as the city enters the rainy season which, so far, hasn’t provided enough rain.

— rachel becker, The Verge, "Today wasn’t Day Zero in Cape Town, but the water crisis isn’t over," 11 May 2018
Poor infrastructure has repeatedly set up dangerous situations for Kenya's rainy season, where flooding is common.

— siobhán o'grady, Washington Post, "Kenya dam bursts, killing at least 41 and sweeping away houses in ‘sea of water’," 10 May 2018
Sure, there’s a dry season and a wet season, which normally runs from October to May, but the animals—even if better hidden in the rainy season—are always there.

— mary holland, Condé Nast Traveler, "A Case for Skipping the Great Migration—and Going on Safari After," 24 Apr. 2018
For parts of the U.S., Alberto could bring a rainy Memorial Day weekend.

— megan friedman, Country Living, "The First Storm of the 2018 Hurricane Season Is Officially Here," 25 May 2018
Turns out the grass isn’t always greener outside San Diego, even in rainy Kauai.

— pam kragen, sandiegouniontribune.com, "After 4-year break, longtime chef back at Del Mar restaurant," 24 May 2018

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First Known Use of rainy

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geographical name \ ˈrā-nē \

Definition of Rainy

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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Definition of rainy for English Language Learners

: having a lot of rain

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adjective \ ˈrā-nē \

Definition of rainy for Students

rainier; rainiest

: having much rain

a rainy season

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