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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But even though there were more atmospheric rivers this rainy season, fewer of the storms measured strong or extreme on the center’s strength scale compared to the season before that.
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Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024
Above-ground work, including striping for bike lane changes, will begin this year after the rainy season ends.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 23 Apr. 2024
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Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024
Above-ground work, including striping for bike lane changes, will begin this year after the rainy season ends.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 23 Apr. 2024
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“Rainy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rainy. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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Geographical Definition
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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