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.

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Origin of showery

First recorded in 1585–95; shower1 + -y1

OTHER WORDS FROM showery

show·er·i·ness, noun

Words nearby showery

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

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

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