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rainy (iou)



rainy adjective. OE.
[from RAIN noun1 + -Y1.]
(Of weather or climate) characterized by rain; (of a period of time) during or within which rain falls or usually falls; (of a place) in which it is raining, where rain is frequent. OE.
b. Of an action: done in the rain. rare (Shakes.). Only in L16.
Of clouds, the sky, etc.: bringing rain; laden with rain; connected with rain. LME.
b. fig. Of the eyes: tearful. M16.
Special collocations: rainy day fig. a time of special need in the future. rainy season a period of a month or more each year in tropical and subtropical regions when a large quantity of rain falls.
rainily adverb in a rainy manner; with rain falling: M19.
raininess noun E18.