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drizzly

adjective (drizzly, drizzlier, drizzliest)

«drizzly» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Drizzly describes weather with light, fine rain falling steadily. tree →

In the lessons

In geography and weather lessons, recording weather; in everyday life in the UK and Ireland, very common; in stories it sets a grey, gloomy mood.

Examples

It was a drizzly morning in Dublin. tree →
We played outside even though it was drizzly. tree →
The forecast says drizzly with sunny spells. tree →
A drizzly day makes the windows misty. tree →
It's been drizzly all week. tree →

Note

Comes from «drizzle» (light rain). Drizzle is lighter than a shower or downpour.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «drizzly» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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