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rainy
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
rainy
(adjective)
day
(noun)
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rainy
/
ˈ
reɪni/
adjective
rainier
;
rainiest
rainy
/
ˈ
reɪni/
adjective
rainier
;
rainiest
Learner's definition of RAINY
[
also more rainy; most rainy
]
:
having a lot of rain
It's been
rainy
all day today. [=rain has been falling all day]
rainy
weather
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for a rainy day
informal
:
for a time in the future when something will be needed
He set a little money aside
for a rainy day
. [=he saved a little money so that he would have it if he needed it in the future]
I have some money that I'm saving
for a rainy day
.
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