adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈmɪzli/
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General-American:/ˈmɪz(ə)li/
rhymes with -ɪzli
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adj
Meaning 1
Raining in the form of mizzle (“misty rain; drizzle”); drizzly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, dialectal
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From mizzle (noun) + -y (suffix forming adjectives from nouns, with the sense ‘behaving like, or having natures typical of [the nouns]’).
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Finnish:
tihkuinen
— raining in the form of mizzle — see also drizzly