deszczowy

Deszczowy is a Polish adjective meaning rainy or rain-related. It is formed from the noun deszcz (rain) with the suffix -owy, producing a word that describes weather conditions characterized by rain. The form agrees with the gender and number of the noun it modifies.

In use, deszczowy describes everyday weather and related conditions. Common combinations include deszczowy dzień (a rainy day), deszczowa pogoda (rainy weather), and deszczowe chmury (rainy clouds). Like other Polish adjectives, it changes form to match the noun’s gender, number, and case, for example deszczowy, deszczowa, deszczowe, and deszczowi in different plural contexts.

The term is widely employed in both everyday speech and meteorological or informational contexts to convey that rain is present or expected. It can appear in forecasts, news reports, and descriptive writing. While deszczowy is the direct opposite of sunny (słoneczny) or dry (suchy) in everyday usage, it also forms part of longer expressions related to rainfall, such as deszczowe opady (rainfall) or deszczowy sezon (rainy season).

Etymology traces the word to deszcz, the Polish noun for rain, with the productive adjectival suffix -owy, typical for weather-related descriptors. Deszczowy is primarily an attributive adjective and is seldom used as a stand-alone predicate without a noun, except in broader descriptive contexts.