showery.

Having rain in short periods, with breaks between them.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• showery weather
• showery afternoon

On the page

The forecast promised a showery afternoon, so they packed light coats.

Usage notes

Primary category: setting / environment. Forms: Comparative more showery; superlative most showery when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: setting, description. Commonness: moderately common.