rainishadj.

Brit.

/ˈreɪnɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈreɪnɪʃ/

Forms: see rain n.¹ and -ish suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rain n.¹, -ish suffix¹.

Etymology: < rain n.¹ + -ish suffix¹. Compare earlier rainy adj.

Rainy; bringing or affected by rain.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wet weather > [adjective] > wet (of weather, place, or time) > rainy > somewhat

rainish1530

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 322/1 Raynisshe, belongyng to rayne, pluuial.

1585 W. Perkins Foure Great Lyers f. 3 Cold rainish weather.

1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Rainish, waterish, shourish.

1833 Huron Reflector (Norwalk, Ohio) 22 Jan. Them clouds look sort o' rainish.

1914 Bingville Bugle in Spokesman-Rev. (Spokane, Washington) 2 July (Sunday Mag.) vii. 7/5 It looks sort of rainish as we go to press, but we hope it won't rain on the Fourth.

1953 H. H. Price Thinking & Experience iv. 109 I still cannot help hearing the pitter-patter sound on the roof as ‘rainy’ or ‘rainish’.

1979 J. M. James tr. ‘She Lao’ Rickshaw xviii. 180 The fast-falling raindrops..forced the dust to leap upward, giving the ground a rainish look of its own.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rainish
释义	rainishadj. Brit. /ˈreɪnɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈreɪnɪʃ/ Forms: see rain n.¹ and -ish suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rain n.¹, -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < rain n.¹ + -ish suffix¹. Compare earlier rainy adj. Rainy; bringing or affected by rain. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wet weather > [adjective] > wet (of weather, place, or time) > rainy > somewhat rainish1530 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 322/1 Raynisshe, belongyng to rayne, pluuial. 1585 W. Perkins Foure Great Lyers f. 3 Cold rainish weather. 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Rainish, waterish, shourish. 1833 Huron Reflector (Norwalk, Ohio) 22 Jan. Them clouds look sort o' rainish. 1914 Bingville Bugle in Spokesman-Rev. (Spokane, Washington) 2 July (Sunday Mag.) vii. 7/5 It looks sort of rainish as we go to press, but we hope it won't rain on the Fourth. 1953 H. H. Price Thinking & Experience iv. 109 I still cannot help hearing the pitter-patter sound on the roof as ‘rainy’ or ‘rainish’. 1979 J. M. James tr. ‘She Lao’ Rickshaw xviii. 180 The fast-falling raindrops..forced the dust to leap upward, giving the ground a rainish look of its own. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1530
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