rainy

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   areas or periods of time when it often rains

   The Pacific Northwest of the USA has a rainy climate.

2. 2
   adj

   Pouring with rain; wet; showery

   Due to the rainy weather, we decided not to play in the park.

Etymology

From Middle English reyny, from Old English reġniġ, from Proto-West Germanic *regnag, from Proto-Germanic *regnagaz (“rainy”), equivalent to rain + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian rienig (“rainy”), West Frisian reinich (“rainy”), Dutch regenig (“rainy”), German regnig (“rainy”), Swedish regnig (“rainy”).