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showerier

showerier is the comparative form of showery.

Meaning of showery

Adjective

showery (comparative showerier, superlative showeriest)

  1. Given to showers; having frequent rainfall.
    • A gentleman goes forth on a showery and miry day. He returns immaculate in the evening with the gloss still on his hat and his boots.1901 August – 1902 April, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “The Problem”, in The Hound of the Baskervilles: Another Adventure of Sherlock Holmes, London: George Newnes, […], published 1902, →OCLC, page 52
  2. Of or relating to a shower or showers.
    • Over their heads a crystal firmament, / Whereon a sapphire throne, inlaid with pure / Amber, and colours of the showery arch.1667, John Milton, “Book VI”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished...

Questions about showerier

What is showerier the comparative form of?
Showerier is the comparative form of showery.

Words near showerier in the dictionary

  1. showerfuls
  2. showerhead
  3. showerheads
  4. showerhouse
  5. showerhouses
  6. showerier
  7. showeriest
  8. showeriness
  9. showering
  10. showering down
  11. showering up

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