drizzly
adjective
driz·zly
ˈdri-zə-lē 
ˈdriz-lē
: characterized or marked by fine rain
a cold, drizzly day
The winter weather in this part of Oregon is gray and drizzly …—
Susan Orlean
Susan OrleanIt was a September evening, and not yet seven o'clock, but the day had been a dreary one, and a dense drizzly fog lay low upon the great city.—Arthur Conan Doyle
Arthur Conan DoyleWhenever I find myself growing grim about the mouth; whenever it is a damp, drizzly November in my soul; … then, I account it high time to get to sea as soon as I can.—Herman Melville
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It was partially restored in the final minutes devoted to scenes from the actual show, staged under the Alexandre III bridge on a drizzly evening.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 1 Oct. 2024
On a drizzly morning earlier this year at Preståsen Kanvas-barnehage, one of Mr. Ullmann’s kindergarten programs in south Oslo, children roam around an expansive play yard, building sandcastles under the canopy of a large pine tree.
—Jackie Mader, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Oct. 2024
At the Jewish new year, a tour of a historic and humble barrio
On a drizzly day last week, ahead of Sheinbaum's inauguration and the start of the Jewish new year, historian Vania Martínez began a tour of the barrio in front of the synagogue, Monte Sinaí, which opened in 1923.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
The Whisper Rain Shell’s waterproofing kept SELF’s tester dry on drizzly rainy days, and its sealed seams helped block out both water and wind.
—Sara Coughlin, SELF, 2 Oct. 2024
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Miles Socha, WWD, 1 Oct. 2024
On a drizzly morning earlier this year at Preståsen Kanvas-barnehage, one of Mr. Ullmann’s kindergarten programs in south Oslo, children roam around an expansive play yard, building sandcastles under the canopy of a large pine tree.
—Jackie Mader, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Oct. 2024
At the Jewish new year, a tour of a historic and humble barrio
On a drizzly day last week, ahead of Sheinbaum's inauguration and the start of the Jewish new year, historian Vania Martínez began a tour of the barrio in front of the synagogue, Monte Sinaí, which opened in 1923.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
The Whisper Rain Shell’s waterproofing kept SELF’s tester dry on drizzly rainy days, and its sealed seams helped block out both water and wind.
—Sara Coughlin, SELF, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Drizzly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drizzly. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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