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showery

UK/ˈʃaʊəɹi/

showery adjective: given to showers; having frequent rainfall.

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
    • The sun came out after what had been a showery morning, allowing the celebration to take place in the garden.2007, William Trevor, “The Children”, in Cheating at Canasta, New York: Viking, pages 157–8
  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...
    • She knew exactly how each of these trees would talk if only she could wake them, and what sort of human form it would put on. She looked at a silver birch: it would have a soft, showery voice and would look like a slender girl, with hair blown all about her face, and fond of dancing.1951, C. S. Lewis, chapter 9, in Prince Caspian, Collins, published 1998

showery meaning in Bengali

showery in Bengali

বৃষ্টিপাত প্রবণ

Forms of showery

comparativeshowerier
superlativeshoweriest

Origin of showery

From shower + -y.

Words formed from showery

Words that rhyme with showery

Questions about showery

What does showery mean?
Showery means given to showers; having frequent rainfall.
What is showery in Bengali?
Showery in Bengali is বৃষ্টিপাত প্রবণ. See Showery meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is showery?
Showery is an adjective.
How do you pronounce showery?
Showery is pronounced /ˈʃaʊəɹi/ (UK).

Words near showery in the dictionary

  1. showers of shite
  2. showers up
  3. showerset
  4. showersets
  5. showersful
  6. showery
  7. showest
  8. showeth
  9. showfield
  10. showfields
  11. showfloor

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Adapted from Wiktionary: showery (page history and authors); showery (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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