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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Muddy sections of gardens and lawns can cause a mess during the spring rainy season.
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Aug. 2024
Though no hurricanes are on the horizon for this year’s festival, Artscape 2024 is shaping up to be hot, steamy — and very likely rainy, with high temperatures in the mid to upper 90s and a 50-70% chance of thunderstorms on all three days.
—Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 2 Aug. 2024
The material proved durable even on the rainiest walks, and the silhouette sizing was spot on and seemed comfortable on our tester’s pet.
—Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2024
In the rainy season, the lake fills up and water floods the villages, but the homes are built on stilts up to 26 feet tall, giving the impression that the houses are floating on water.
—Chaitali Patel, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2024
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Aug. 2024
Though no hurricanes are on the horizon for this year’s festival, Artscape 2024 is shaping up to be hot, steamy — and very likely rainy, with high temperatures in the mid to upper 90s and a 50-70% chance of thunderstorms on all three days.
—Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 2 Aug. 2024
The material proved durable even on the rainiest walks, and the silhouette sizing was spot on and seemed comfortable on our tester’s pet.
—Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2024
In the rainy season, the lake fills up and water floods the villages, but the homes are built on stilts up to 26 feet tall, giving the impression that the houses are floating on water.
—Chaitali Patel, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2024
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“Rainy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rainy. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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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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