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drizzly

[driz-uh-lee] / ˈdrɪz ə li /




ADJECTIVE
rainy
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


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On a drizzly morning, a dozen of the wealthiest kids in the world convene in an Austin Airbnb to consider a question: “Why do you think it is your parents want you to work?”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 1, 2026

On a drizzly march afternoon, as a stiff breeze blows in off the North Sea, a handful of vans are parked along Scarborough's Royal Albert Drive.

From BBC Mar. 27, 2026

On a bridge next to the Kremlin on a drizzly Friday morning, a lone Russian police officer stood looking at the half-dozen bunches of flowers laying in memory of slain opposition figure Boris Nemtsov.

From Barron's Feb. 27, 2026

Unknown to Carley, the former private school teacher's dishonesty started to unravel at a drizzly Remembrance Day parade in Llandudno in 2024 – a year before he would be outed in national news.

From BBC Jan. 5, 2026

It’s an attractive and drizzly winter’s night, scraps of melting snow shored up against the edges of the Place de la Concorde, the city looking ghostly, its windows jeweled with raindrops.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr




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