"rainy" meaning in English

See rainy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈreɪni/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rainy.wav [UK] Forms: rainy [positive], rainier [comparative], rainiest [superlative]
Etymology: rain + -y Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|rain|y}} rain + -y Head templates: {{adj|rainy|rainier|rainiest}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If it is rainy, it is a wet day with rain.
    Sense id: simple-rainy-en-adj-uROlWV6j
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -y
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