rainier; rainiest
: marked by, abounding with, or bringing rain
rainy weather
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found that the stretch of cold, rainy weather made his joints swell and ache
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The fish live in seasonal pools and ponds formed during the rainy season and lay their eggs in the muddy ground.
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
The beginning of the workweek could be rainy with a 40% chance of precipitation and high near 60.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 12 Mar. 2025
Bringing the era to life was a longtime dream, but doing so involved shooting almost entirely exterior scenes in the humid, rainy South.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 10 Mar. 2025
Recall that in 2022, the golfers battled rainy weather and delays that forced the first Monday finish at The Players in 17 years.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
The beginning of the workweek could be rainy with a 40% chance of precipitation and high near 60.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 12 Mar. 2025
Bringing the era to life was a longtime dream, but doing so involved shooting almost entirely exterior scenes in the humid, rainy South.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 10 Mar. 2025
Recall that in 2022, the golfers battled rainy weather and delays that forced the first Monday finish at The Players in 17 years.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rainy
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“Rainy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rainy. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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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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