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rainy

[ rey-nee ]

adjective

rainier, rainiest.
  1. characterized by rain:

    rainy weather; a rainy region.

  2. wet with rain:

    rainy streets.

  3. bringing rain:

    rainy clouds.



rainy

/ ˈɪɪ /

adjective

  1. characterized by a large rainfall

    a rainy climate

  2. wet or showery; bearing rain
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԾ, adverb
  • ˈԾԱ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • i· adverb
  • i·Ա noun
  • ܲ·y adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of rainy1

before 1000; Middle English reyny, Old English ŧԾ. See rain, -y 1
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County, which has a roughly $48-billion budget, has said it will pay for the mammoth settlement by taking out bonds and draining its rainy day fund.

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One rainy night, Brinkley woke up in the early morning hours to discover her husband had vanished.

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But the sun was shining following a rainy morning, and an organizer said the fest looked “super crowded,” estimating upwards of 85,000 people would attend by the end of the day.

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While the likely showers are coming late in the rainy season, they are not unprecedented for this time of year.

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They said the sex abuse settlement can be paid with bonds and the county’s plush rainy day fund, a seldom-touched pot worth nearly a billion dollars.

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