Drizzly: meaning, definitions and examples

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drizzly

 

[ หˆdrษชzli ]

Adjective
Context #1 | Adjective

weather

Characterized by light rain falling in very fine drops.

Synonyms

mizzly, rainy, showery

Examples of usage

  • It was a drizzly day, with a constant mist in the air.
  • The drizzly weather made the streets slick and dangerous.
  • We decided to stay indoors due to the drizzly conditions outside.

Translations

Translations of the word "drizzly" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น chuviscoso

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคฐเคฟเคฎเคเคฟเคฎ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช nieselnd

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ gerimis

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะผั€ัั‡ะฝะธะน

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ mลผysty

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ้œง้›จใฎ

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท bruineux

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ lloviznoso

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท รงiseleyen

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์ด์Šฌ๋น„ ๋‚ด๋ฆฌ๋Š”

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุฑุฐุงุฐูŠ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ mrholivรฝ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ mrholivรฝ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๆฏ›ๆฏ›้›จ็š„

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ rosen

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ รบรฐasamt

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ัˆะฐัˆั‹ั€ะฐาฃา›ั‹

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒœแƒแƒ›แƒฅแƒ”แƒ แƒ˜แƒแƒœแƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ รงisษ™kli

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ lloviznoso

Etymology

The word 'drizzly' originated from the combination of 'drizzle' and the suffix '-y', which is used to form adjectives indicating a characteristic or quality. The term 'drizzle' itself comes from Old English 'drysnian', meaning 'to fall in drops'. Over time, 'drizzly' has become commonly used to describe light, misty rain, adding a descriptive element to weather forecasts and everyday conversations.

See also: drizzling.

Word Frequency Rank

Ranking #36,514, this word is encountered relatively rarely in everyday English. It might appear in literary works or specialized texts but isn't essential for general communication.