RAINY


Meaning of RAINY in English

adjective

DUBIOUS : The afternoon was very rainy.

GOOD : The afternoon was very wet.

DUBIOUS : It's rainy again today.

GOOD : It's wet again today.

GOOD : It's raining again today.

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When rainy is used it generally comes in front of words like day, afternoon, Sunday and season (NOT after a verb): 'The baby was born on a rainy Sunday in June.' 'When does the rainy season begin?'

The more usual word is wet: 'Apart from a couple of wet afternoons, the weather was fine.' 'If it's wet tomorrow, we'll go on Monday instead.'

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