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 drizzlySusan 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

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Tuesday is expected to be a drizzly day in metro Detroit but temperatures will remain fairly similar in the 50s until Thursday. Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 18 Nov. 2024 But the fact is Brissett didn’t light it up (3-for-7 for 17 yards spread out over three series) in the Patriots’ 14-13 loss to the Eagles on a drizzly night at Gillette Stadium. Steve Buckley, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024 It was partially restored in the final minutes devoted to scenes from the actual show, staged under the Alexandre III bridge on a drizzly evening. Miles Socha, WWD, 1 Oct. 2024 On a drizzly morning earlier this year at Preståsen Kanvas-barnehage, one of Mr. Ullmann’s kindergarten programs in south Oslo, children roam around an expansive play yard, building sandcastles under the canopy of a large pine tree. Jackie Mader, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for drizzly 

Word History

First Known Use

1694, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of drizzly was in 1694

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“Drizzly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drizzly. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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