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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Stephanie Petit, People.com, 14 May 2025
Denver defeated Gang Green 10-9 last season in a rainy, sloppy affair at MetLife Stadium.
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Stephanie Petit, People.com, 14 May 2025
Denver defeated Gang Green 10-9 last season in a rainy, sloppy affair at MetLife Stadium.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 13 May 2025
Rainfall rates have decreased, but additional rainfall is expected through the late afternoon and evening hours as well as Wednesday as a rainy pattern continues in the Mid-Atlantic.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 13 May 2025
On a rainy Easter at his home in the South of France, on the last day of March in 2024, Clooney heard from Katzenberg, who made his ask—a fund-raiser in June.
—Jake Tapper, New Yorker, 13 May 2025
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“Rainy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rainy. Accessed 19 May. 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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