Rainy
//ˈɹeɪni// adj
adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Pouring with rain; wet; showery
"Due to the rainy weather, we decided not to play in the park."
Adjective
- 1 (of weather) wet by periods of rain wordnet
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More examples"Banks will try to lend you an umbrella on a sunny day, but they will turn their backs on a rainy day."
Etymology
From Middle English reyny, from Old English reġniġ, from Proto-West Germanic *regnag, from Proto-Germanic *regnagaz (“rainy”), equivalent to rain + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian rienig (“rainy”), West Frisian reinich (“rainy”), Dutch regenig (“rainy”), German regnig (“rainy”), Swedish regnig (“rainy”).
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