Showery

Quick meaning: Showery is an adjective meaning Given to showers; having frequent rainfall.

Meaning

Given to showers; having frequent rainfall.

More Meanings

1. Of or relating to a shower or showers.

Example Sentences

The sun came out after what had been a showery morning, allowing the celebration to take place in the garden.

Over their heads a crystal firmament, / Whereon a sapphire throne, inlaid with pure / Amber, and colours of the showery arch.

A gentleman goes forth on a showery and miry day. He returns immaculate in the evening with the gloss still on his hat and his boots.

She knew exactly how each of these trees would talk if only she could wake them, and what sort of human form it would put on. She looked at a silver birch: it would have a soft, showery voice and would look like a slender girl, with hair blown all about her face, and fond of dancing.

Word Forms

• showerier
• showeriest

Synonyms for showery

Depending on context, synonyms include wet, rainy.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include wet, rainy, rainish, rainsome, drizzly, scatty.

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