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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Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The style influencer and her husband, Leo Camacho, opened up about their unexpectedly rainy wedding on the Weddings-ish podcast with host Jove Meyer.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Covering a major weather event like a hurricane is vastly different from forecasting a rainy commute.
—Sheri Bachstein, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
Johnston's budget plan also calls for officials to begin replenishing the city's reserves, including adding $4 million to the rainy-day fund next year.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Rainy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rainy. Accessed 24 Sep. 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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