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marked by or abounding with rain
  • found that the stretch of cold, rainy weather made his joints swell and ache

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The first known use of rainy was before the 12th century

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“Rainy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rainy. Accessed 7 Aug. 2020.

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