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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.

Words nearby showery

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

Origin of showery

First recorded in 1585–95; shower¹ + -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM showery

show·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