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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From April 9 to April 16, rainy periods are expected across northern areas, while the south sees isolated showers, with warm temperatures continuing.
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Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
But those rainy months were an outlier in a decades-long trend that shows the Sonoran Desert becoming drier and hotter over the past 32 years.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 29 Mar. 2026
Mostly cloudy skies and rainy weather will linger through the rest of the week and into Easter weekend, as more disturbances are likely.
—Lauren Bostwick, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Last month, the Climate Prediction and Applications Centre of a regional bloc known as IGAD said the March-May rainy season has a 45% chance of above-average rainfall across most countries in the region, with affected countries ranging from Uganda to Djibouti.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
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Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
But those rainy months were an outlier in a decades-long trend that shows the Sonoran Desert becoming drier and hotter over the past 32 years.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 29 Mar. 2026
Mostly cloudy skies and rainy weather will linger through the rest of the week and into Easter weekend, as more disturbances are likely.
—Lauren Bostwick, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Last month, the Climate Prediction and Applications Centre of a regional bloc known as IGAD said the March-May rainy season has a 45% chance of above-average rainfall across most countries in the region, with affected countries ranging from Uganda to Djibouti.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Rainy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rainy. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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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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