"showery" meaning in English

See showery in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: showerier [comparative], showeriest [superlative]
Rhymes: -aʊəɹi Etymology: shower + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|shower|y}} shower + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} showery (comparative showerier, superlative showeriest)
  1. Given to showers; having frequent rainfall.
    Sense id: en-showery-en-adj-Ap3z-ygo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 91 9
  2. Of or relating to a shower or showers.
    Sense id: en-showery-en-adj-Zaw7Y2du

Inflected forms

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