rainy

rainy

rain‧y /ˈreɪni/ BrE AmE adjective
1. a rainy period of time is one when it rains a lot SYN wet:
a cold rainy day in October
I hate rainy weather.
the rainy season
2. save something for a rainy day to save something, especially money, for a time when you will need it
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THESAURUS
▪ rainy a rainy period of time is one when it rains a lot: a cold rainy day in October | The weather continued to be rainy. | The rainy season is in July.
▪ wet rainy. Wet and rainy mean the same and are used in the same way: In Cyprus during the winter, you’ll only have the occasional wet day. | The wet weather is expected to continue. | another wet summer | It's been wet all week.
▪ damp if the air feels damp, there is a lot of ↑moisture in the air and it may be raining slightly: It was a cold damp day. | a damp November morning
▪ showery raining for short periods: the cool, bright, showery weather of early April | The weather will be showery, with some sunny intervals.
▪ drizzly raining slightly, with a lot of mist in the air: The morning was grey and drizzly.
▪ grey British English, gray American English if the sky is grey, there are a lot clouds, and it looks like it will rain: The next morning, the sky was grey. | Then, as if by magic, the sun burst through what had until then been a rather grey day.