"mizzly" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈmɪzli/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmɪz(ə)li/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mizzly.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more mizzly [comparative], most mizzly [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪzli Etymology: From mizzle (noun) + -y (suffix forming adjectives from nouns, with the sense ‘behaving like, or having natures typical of [the nouns]’). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₃meyǵʰ-|*leyg-|id2=like}}, {{glossary|suffix}} suffix, {{glossary|adjective}} adjective, {{glossary|noun}} noun, {{suffix|en|mizzle|y|id2=adjectival|pos1=noun|pos2=suffix forming adjectives from nouns, with the sense ‘behaving like, or having natures typical of 􂀿the nouns􂁀’}} mizzle (noun) + -y (suffix forming adjectives from nouns, with the sense ‘behaving like, or having natures typical of [the nouns]’), {{sup|1}} ¹ Head templates: {{en-adj}} mizzly (comparative more mizzly, superlative most mizzly)
  1. (British, chiefly dialectal) Raining in the form of mizzle (“misty rain; drizzle”); drizzly. Tags: British, dialectal Categories (topical): Rain Synonyms: misly Related terms: mizzle [noun, verb] Translations (raining in the form of mizzle — see also drizzly): tihkuinen (Finnish)

Alternative forms

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