drizzly

adjective

driz·​zly ˈdri-zə-lē 

ˈdriz-lē

: characterized or marked by fine rain

a cold, drizzly day

The winter weather in this part of Oregon is gray and drizzly …

—Susan Orlean

It was a September evening, and not yet seven o'clock, but the day had been a dreary one, and a dense drizzly fog lay low upon the great city.

—Arthur Conan Doyle

Whenever I find myself growing grim about the mouth; whenever it is a damp, drizzly November in my soul; … then, I account it high time to get to sea as soon as I can.

—Herman Melville

Examples of drizzly in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At the Jewish new year, a tour of a historic and humble barrio On a drizzly day last week, ahead of Sheinbaum's inauguration and the start of the Jewish new year, historian Vania Martínez began a tour of the barrio in front of the synagogue, Monte Sinaí, which opened in 1923. —Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024

The Whisper Rain Shell’s waterproofing kept SELF’s tester dry on drizzly rainy days, and its sealed seams helped block out both water and wind. —Sara Coughlin, SELF, 2 Oct. 2024

Along with Broadchurch, Shetland is the prototypical drizzly British procedural. —Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 29 Sep. 2024

On a drizzly day in August, this year’s training was well underway. —Anna Canny, NPR, 13 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1694, in the meaning defined above