irriguous
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of irriguous
First recorded in 1645–55; from Latin irriguus, “having a constant supply of water, well-watered,” equivalent to irrig(āre) “to wet, water, drench” + -uus adjective suffix; see irrigate
Example Sentences
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It is academic and often tumid and wordy, abounding in Latinisms like effusive, precipitant, irriguous, horrific, turgent, amusive.
From A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century by Henry A. (Henry Augustin) Beers
Shall we not censure all the motley train, Whether with ale irriguous, or champaign?
From The Poetical Works of Edward Young, Volume 2 by Edward Young
When noon advanc'd, Sol's downward rays Shedding intolerable blaze, Compel the Labourers' retreat, To shelter from the fervent heat; The copse that skirts the irriguous mead Affords a welcome cooling shade.
From An Essay on War, in Blank Verse; Honington Green, a Ballad; the Culprit, an Elegy; and Other Poems, on Various Subjects by Nathaniel Bloomfield
With sprightly step The nymph alighted on the irriguous lawn, And to her wondering audience thus began:— 'Lo!
From Poetical Works of Akenside by George Gilfillan
Where Milton describes how, in Paradise-- the flowery lap Of some irriguous valley spread her store; Thomson follows with-- See where the winding vale its lavish stores Irriguous spreads.
From Milton by Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh
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