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Meanings of rainy in English

(Of weather) wet by periods of rain.

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        1
        I recently read that Dublin has about 200 rainy days a year.
        The Irish Times
        2
        Retirement, rainy day - or merely a good idea at the time?
        The Irish Times
        3
        A good buy, then, and great reading over the rainy summer months.
        The Irish Times
        4
        Stan's encounter had happened on a rainy April evening two months ago.
        IT
        5
        Courting popularity in politics invariably takes precedence over planning for rainy days.
        The Irish Times
        6
        We lost one Veyron a week ago to a rainy English highway.
        Wired
        7
        Mozambicans and Angolans are often victims of flooding during the rainy season.
        Reuters
        8
        A brief, rainy campaign, and greater security, is grim news for canvassers.
        The Irish Times
        9
        Photo: 123RF He was cycling in a tour group in rainy conditions.
        Radio NZ
        10
        They also are common after long dry spells followed by rainy periods.
        Reuters
        11
        The day was dark and rainy; the landscape was a flat dreariness.
        The Colossus: A Novel
        12
        We're already worried about the rainy season from January onwards, he said.
        Reuters
        13
        The current rainy season is never the best time for troop movements.
        Reuters
        14
        The King's body was taken to the mausoleum on a rainy morning.
        Fairest of All
        15
        The rainy season in Thailand normally takes place from June to November.
        Reuters
        16
        It is my first visit; and it seems very dull and rainy.
        Beyond The Rocks: A Love Story
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