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Synonyms for rainy


Grammar : Adj
Spell : rey-nee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈreɪ ni



Définition of rainy

Origin :
  • Old English renig; see rain (n.) + -y (2).
  • adj moist
  • adj precipitating
Example sentences :
  • "They ain't got to makin' calendars yet with the rainy day marked on 'em," he would say.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • I went out into the warm and rainy night, but there was no Cadge at the Star office.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • A dry wash is the bed of a river that runs only in the rainy season.
  • Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
  • I am to get a long ladder and place it at his window the first dark and rainy night we have.
  • Extract from : « Frank Roscoe's Secret » by Allen Chapman
  • Such a one may thus be made on rainy days or in the long winter evenings.
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 3, April 16, 1870 » by Various
  • Father's is worse 'n that; it takes him bad in rainy weather.
  • Extract from : « Harper's Young People, June 22, 1880 » by Various
  • What a sly devil I was to stow that treasure away for a rainy day!
  • Extract from : « Captain Brand of the "Centipede" » by H. A. (Henry Augustus) Wise
  • Here she came to play by herself on rainy days or when she did not care for company.
  • Extract from : « Mary-'Gusta » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • It was late in March, but the rainy season does not begin until about the last of May.
  • Extract from : « Aztec Land » by Maturin M. Ballou
  • Well,” he said, “how did Kristy get through the rainy day that spoiled her picnic?
  • Extract from : « Kristy's Rainy Day Picnic » by Olive Thorne Miller

Antonyms for rainy

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