1612 J. Davies f. 170v (title) In rainy-gloomy Weather.
1896 A. E. Housman xxvi. 37 Overhead the aspen heaves Its rainy-sounding silver leaves.
1930 J. Dos Passos 27 Through the rail of the bridge we can look way down into the cold rainy shimmery water.
1952 R. Campbell tr. C. Baudelaire 70 There the suns, rainy-wet, Through clouds rise and set.