drizzly

/'drizli/
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drizzly

A child wears a yellow raincoat on a drizzly afternoon.

Definition

Adjective: 1. Characterized by light, fine rain: Describes weather or a period of time during which there is a steady, misty, and light rainfall, often without heavy drops. 2. Damp and misty from light precipitation: Refers to an atmosphere or conditions that are wet due to persistent, drizzle-like rain.

Usage

The adjective "drizzly" is used to describe weather, days, mornings, evenings, or conditions. It typically precedes a noun (e.g., a drizzly afternoon) or follows a linking verb like "be" or "become" (e.g., The weather turned drizzly).

Examples
  • Before a noun:
    • We decided to cancel the picnic due to the drizzly forecast.
    • He walked home through the drizzly streets.
  • After a linking verb:
    • The morning was cold and drizzly.
    • It's been drizzly all week.
Advanced Usage
  • Descriptive Imagery: "Drizzly" is often used in descriptive writing to set a gloomy, damp, or melancholic mood.
    • The drizzly landscape seemed to blur into shades of gray.
  • Comparative and Superlative Forms: While less common, the forms "drizzlier" and "drizzliest" can be used.
    • This has been the drizzliest autumn I can remember.
Variants and Related Words
  • Drizzle (verb/noun): The action or the light rain itself.
    • It started to drizzle. (Verb)
    • The forecast calls for drizzle. (Noun)
  • Drizzling (present participle/adjective): Often used similarly to "drizzly."
    • It's drizzling outside. (Verb form)
    • A drizzling rain fell. (Adjectival use)
Synonyms
  • Misty: Containing or covered with mist; less specific to rain.
  • Drippy: Wet with rain in a way that suggests constant, annoying droplets (more informal).
  • Showery: Characterized by short periods of rain, but showers can be heavier than drizzle.
Antonyms
  • Dry: Without rain or moisture.
  • Clear: (Of weather) Not cloudy or rainy.
  • Sunny: Bright with sunlight.
Related Phrases and Collocations
  • Drizzly weather: The most common collocation.
  • Drizzle and gloom: A phrase pairing the weather with a somber mood.
  • A patch of drizzle: A period or area of light rain.
drizzly

A child wears a yellow raincoat on a drizzly afternoon.

Adjective
  1. wet with light rain
    • a sad drizzly day
    • a wet drippy day

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