showery

[ shou-uh-ree ]

/ ˈʃaʊ ə ri /

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adjective

characterized by or abounding with showers: the showery season in the tropics.

falling in showers: showery petals.

causing or bringing showers: showery clouds.

of, relating to, or resembling showers: showery spray from the ocean.

RELATED WORDS

muggy, misty, rainy, soggy, stormy, snowy, soaked, slippery, foggy, dank, sodden, humid, wet, drizzly, moist, damp, saturated, pouring, saturate, teeming

Nearby words

shower, shower stall, shower tea, showerhead, showerproof, showery, showfolk, showgirl, showground, showily, showiness

Origin of showery

First recorded in 1585–95; shower¹ + -y¹

Related formsshow·er·i·ness, noun

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for showery

A showery sprinkling of the water swept from the tops of the waves in a brisk gale.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth
They took a hansom, for the afternoon was showery, and drove through the crowded streets.
Roden's Corner|Henry Seton Merriman
My last walk had ended like many others in that showery, fragmentary week.
Spring notes from Tennessee|Bradford Torrey
Showery in the morning, fair afterwards with strong Westerly Wind.
The Washington Historical Quarterly, Volume V, 1914|Various

It has been showery to-day, and I never have witnessed a more dismal Sunday in Paris.
Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris|Henry Labouchre