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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Its water comes from the city’s irrigation system and flows in from nearby hillsides and Mission Creek during the rainy seasons.
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Kyle Martin, The Mercury News, 15 July 2024
The most vivid example was Hurricane Harvey seven years ago, which doused Houston with an extraordinary 27 trillion gallons of water, the rainiest hurricane ever measured in the Atlantic.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 12 July 2024
California 19,000-acre wildfire in Santa Barbara County prompts evacuations near vineyards, Neverland Ranch
July 7, 2024
The flames — fueled by scorching temperatures and crisp dry grasses that flourished during the rainy season — moved closer to Neverland Ranch on Sunday.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2024
Scientists also are watching the Upper Shore closely, given its density of farming and livestock operations, and its declining score, despite less rainy conditions in 2023 compared to the year before, Dennison said.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 9 July 2024
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Kyle Martin, The Mercury News, 15 July 2024
The most vivid example was Hurricane Harvey seven years ago, which doused Houston with an extraordinary 27 trillion gallons of water, the rainiest hurricane ever measured in the Atlantic.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 12 July 2024
California 19,000-acre wildfire in Santa Barbara County prompts evacuations near vineyards, Neverland Ranch
July 7, 2024
The flames — fueled by scorching temperatures and crisp dry grasses that flourished during the rainy season — moved closer to Neverland Ranch on Sunday.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2024
Scientists also are watching the Upper Shore closely, given its density of farming and livestock operations, and its declining score, despite less rainy conditions in 2023 compared to the year before, Dennison said.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 9 July 2024
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“Rainy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rainy. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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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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