characterized by a large rainfall: a rainy climate wet or showery; bearing rain
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rain•y /ˈreɪni/USA pronunciation adj., -i•er, -i•est.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- full of or being like rain;
having great amounts of rain:the rainy season.
rain•y
(rā′nē),USA pronunciation adj., rain•i•er, rain•i•est.
rain′i•ly, adv.
rain′i•ness, n.
- characterized by rain:rainy weather; a rainy region.
- wet with rain:rainy streets.
- bringing rain:rainy clouds.
- Middle English reyny, Old English rēnig. See rain, -y1 bef. 1000
rain′i•ness, n.
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- billabong
- blues
- but
- dirty
- doubt
- drippy
- dry lake
- equinoctial rains
- foul
- get
- givey
- inside
- monsoon
- nineteenth
- pluvial
- pluvious
- put aside
- putter
- rain
- rainy day
- run
- season
- sell
- soppy
- wadi
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