English Explanatory Dictionary

mizzly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Raining in the form of mizzle (“misty rain; drizzle”); drizzly.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɪzli/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mizzly.wav /ˈmɪz(ə)li/

Word forms

mizzly more mizzly most mizzly misly

Etymology

From mizzle (noun) + -y (suffix forming adjectives from nouns, with the sense ‘behaving like, or having natures typical of [the nouns]’).

Related words

mizzle
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