Definition

Describing weather that has light rain or mist, often making it feel damp and cool.

Example

The weather was drizzly, so we decided to stay indoors and watch a movie.

Conversation

I heard the weather is going to be quite drizzly today.

Yeah, I saw that too. It might be a good day for a movie.

Definitely! I hate getting wet in a drizzly downpour.

Same here. Let's pick something fun to watch!

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

Drizzly → The word is derived from the Old English 'drisian' (meaning to fall in drops) and the suffix '-ly' (meaning in a manner of). Thus, 'drizzly' describes weather characterized by light rain falling in drops.

Memory Tip

Think of rain 'falling in drops' ('drisian') to remember that 'drizzly' refers to light rain.

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