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Definition of Showery
1. Adjective. (of weather) wet by periods of rain. "Rainy days"
Definition of Showery
1. a. Raining in showers; abounding with frequent showers of rain.
Definition of Showery
1. Adjective. Given to showers; having frequent rainfall. ¹
2. Adjective. Of or relating to a shower or showers. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Showery
1. abounding with brief periods of rain [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Showery
Literary usage of Showery
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Annals of Philosophy by Richard Phillips, E W Brayley (1819)
"showery ; heavy rain; gale. Bright. Fair; heavy rain and wind. showery; rain.
Rainy; windy. ... showery. 24. Snow showers. Snow; heavy rain; hard frost. ..."
2. Annals of Philosophy, Or, Magazine of Chemistry, Mineralogy, Mechanics by Thomas Thomson (1818)
"Frost last night; showery day; wind high. 16. Rainy night and showery day. 17.
... Cloudy and showery day ; fine 30. Cloudy morning ; bright day ; evening ..."
3. Annals of Philosophy, Or, Magazine of Chemistry, Mineralogy, Mechanics by Thomas Thomson (1819)
"showery ; rain. 8. Fair 5 heavy rain and wiad. 11. showery. 10. ... Fair; showery.
25. Snow; heavy rain ; hard frost. 26. Frost ; thick fog. 27. Fair. S8. ..."
4. The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray by William Makepeace Thackeray, Sir Leslie Stephen (1898)
"MARCH—showery WHEN my mamma heard of the treatment of her darling she was for
bringing an action against the schoolmaster, or else for tearing his eyes out ..."
5. The Gentleman's Magazine (1811)
"... afternoon cleat mostly cloudy and showery, high wind morning some rain, ...
sumc launder cloudy, showery cloudy in general • cloudy, evening rain doudy, ..."
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