showery

adjective

Definition of showerynext
as in rainy

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  1. rainy
  2. misty
  3. gusty
  4. blustery
  5. windy
  6. overcast
  7. stormy
Adjective
  • Several studies suggest El Niño’s effects on the region could be more severe in 2027, when the climate pattern may disrupt the rainforest’s next rainy season.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Waits unfurls a sad story over the course of the song, dropping details about an unnamed woman in red shoes who’s standing by the newsstand outside a pharmacy on a cold, rainy night.
    — Al Shipley, SPIN, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of rainy
Adjective
  • At Emporio Armani, models walked the runway in gossamer-thin tanks and misty trousers that toed the line between lavender and blue.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 22 June 2026
  • Base yourself in Cerro Verde or Lago de Coatepeque for crater views and misty mornings above the clouds, then climb Santa Ana Volcano.
    — Angelika Pokovba, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2026
Definition of misty
Adjective
  • Winds will be gusty out of the northeast at 10 to 25 mph with gusts over 30 mph possible.
    — Steven Sosna, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Winds may not be quite as strong near Sacramento in the evening as the Delta breeze counteracts some of the north winds — a peculiar setup — but could still be gusty in sudden bursts.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of gusty
Adjective
  • Pick something neutral-toned that packs easily, like this windproof and waterproof REI Rainier Rain Jacket, which works equally well for blustery days in Mykonos and stargazing on a mountaintop in Crete.
    — Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The smell of grilling sausage is snatched away on the breezes of a blustery, late-summer day.
    — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of blustery
Adjective
  • Likewise, renewable energy in Texas didn’t take off until after the Legislature helped authorize the construction of transmission lines hundreds of miles from the windy western parts of the state to major cities such as Houston and Dallas.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The team prepared for every windy day announced by Lee’s favorite weather YouTube channel.
    — Ophélie Surcouf, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of windy
Adjective
  • Convenience stores, hotels and other businesses in Puerto Vallarta were boarding up their windows Saturday morning, when few were walking the streets under overcast skies.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Here, though MipJunior kicks off blessed by early fall sun, the PBS outlook is more overcast.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of overcast
Adjective
  • Helen, the Pacific Northwestern ensemble of Harris, Scott Simmons, and Jed Bindeman, released its stormy debut, The Original Faces, in 2015.
    — Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2026
  • And with that, Dunham has to get to dinner and then off to Film Forum, and Cassel exits onto the stormy street.
    — Grace Byron, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of stormy
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“Showery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/showery. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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