mizzly
Light rain falling
Mizzly describes weather characterized by mizzle—a fine, misty drizzle that hangs in the air rather than falling in distinct drops.
The word is chiefly British and somewhat informal: a gray, mizzly afternoon, We walked through mizzly streets to the pub.
It evokes damp, dreary conditions without full rain.
Individual bits of precipitation
- sprinklingSmall scattered amount
- spittingOral fluid ejection
- showersLight, passing rainfalls
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
dampness · wetness · pitter-patter · droplets · rainfall · puddles · raincoat · umbrella
raindrops
Individual bits of precipitation
- sprinklingSmall scattered amount
- spittingOral fluid ejection
- showersLight, passing rainfalls
precipitation · dampness · wetness · pitter-patter · droplets · rainfall · puddles · raincoat · umbrella · waterproof
foggy
Obscured by vapor
overcast · dreary · dank · clammy · shrouded · veiled · dim · gloomy · bleak · sombre
melancholy
Subdued, lasting sadness
bleak · downcast · gloomy · sombre · subdued · pensive · brooding · plaintive · mournful · grey