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单词 drizzly
释义

drizzly

adjective

driz·​zly ˈdri-zə-lē How to pronounce drizzly (audio)
ˈdriz-lē
: characterized or marked by fine rain
a cold, drizzly day
The winter weather in this part of Oregon is gray and drizzly Susan Orlean
It was a September evening, and not yet seven o'clock, but the day had been a dreary one, and a dense drizzly fog lay low upon the great city. Arthur Conan Doyle
Whenever I find myself growing grim about the mouth; whenever it is a damp, drizzly November in my soul; … then, I account it high time to get to sea as soon as I can. Herman Melville

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Snowy days warrant waterproof boots just as much as drizzly ones. Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Harper's BAZAAR, 26 July 2022 The weather was overcast and drizzly, but the Brompton performed as advertised, a seriously fun ride. Wired, 21 July 2022 The Bay Area’s unusual drizzly weather is expected to continue through the weekend and could escalate into isolated thunderstorms late Sunday into Monday, according to the National Weather Service. Danielle Echeverria, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 July 2022 On a drizzly June weekday, Rogers and I met at an Upper East Side corner diner, to wait out the rain before making a pilgrimage to one of her sacred spots in the city, Bethesda Fountain in Central Park. New York Times, 24 July 2022 On a drizzly June morning, Travis Mudry, a miner working in the Klondike goldfields of Canada’s Yukon territory, cut into a wall of permafrost, or permanently frozen earth. Diane Selkirk, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 July 2022 The scant but noticeable amount of drizzly weather that has fallen over the Bay Area so far this month might prove to be a boon during fire season, meteorologists said Thursday. Jordan Parker, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 July 2022 After a chilly Saturday, Bay Area residents can expect a warm up into next week — for some, a welcome return to summer weather after an unusually drizzly start to July. Danielle Echeverria, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 July 2022 In the nation’s capital, thousands gathered in drizzly weather at the Washington Monument to listen to fiery speeches before marching to the Supreme Court, which was surrounded by two layers of security fences. Ashraf Khalil, David Sharp, Anchorage Daily News, 15 May 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1694, in the meaning defined above

drizzly

adjective

as in drizzling

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • drizzling
  • misty
  • rainy
  • sprinkling
  • drippy
  • spitting
  • mizzly
  • pouring
  • wet
  • precipitating
  • stormy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • dry
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