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rainy

[rey-nee] / ˈreɪ ni /
ADJECTIVE
moist
Synonyms
STRONGEST
drizzly stormy wet
WEAK
coastal showery
Antonyms
WEAK
dry
ADJECTIVE
precipitating
Synonyms
STRONGEST
damp moist stormy wet
WEAK
hyetal pluvial pluvious showery
Antonyms
STRONGEST
dry

Example Sentences

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“It’s definitely coming to the end of our rainy period,” Phillips said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

The approaching rainy season offers some relief as storms tamp down temperatures.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

What if your guest wants to lounge in bed on a rainy day and wonders where all those cushions went?

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

This was in the 1990s, so he stored them away "for a rainy day".

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Then the azaleas began to bloom, a garish display of pink, the rainy days leaving the flowers littering the ground.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland

Vocabulary lists containing rainy

Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -y

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