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
Herman MelvilleExamples of drizzly in a Sentence
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If not for the security guard and personal assistant trailing discreetly behind, Selena Gomez might be any other person out for fresh air on a drizzly May morning.
—Lucy Feldman, TIME, 29 May 2024
As well as adding luminosity and the appearance of healthiness to the skin (timely after a long, drizzly winter), sunbeam blonde makes the hair look–as the name suggests–sun-kissed and natural.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2024
But on a drizzly December morning, the situation in Brussels looked bleak.
—Siobhán O'Grady, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024
While metro Phoenix was enjoying a drizzly day on Friday, northern Arizona was facing one of the final storms of winter.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 16 Mar. 2024
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Lucy Feldman, TIME, 29 May 2024
As well as adding luminosity and the appearance of healthiness to the skin (timely after a long, drizzly winter), sunbeam blonde makes the hair look–as the name suggests–sun-kissed and natural.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2024
But on a drizzly December morning, the situation in Brussels looked bleak.
—Siobhán O'Grady, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024
While metro Phoenix was enjoying a drizzly day on Friday, northern Arizona was facing one of the final storms of winter.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 16 Mar. 2024
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“Drizzly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drizzly. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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