showery

showery
showeriness, n.
/show"euh ree/, adj.
1. characterized by or abounding with showers: the showery season in the tropics.
2. falling in showers: showery petals.
3. causing or bringing showers: showery clouds.
4. of, pertaining to, or resembling showers: showery spray from the ocean.
[1585-95; SHOWER1 + -Y1]

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