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pluvious

[ploo-vee-uh s]
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adjective
  1. of or relating to rain; rainy.
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Origin of pluvious

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Latin word pluviōsus. See pluvial, -ous
Related formsplu·vi·os·i·ty [ploo-vee-os-i-tee] /ˌplu viˈɒs ɪ ti/, noun
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Related Words

moist, damp, stormy, wet, hyetal, pluvial, pluvious, showery

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Historical Examples

  • She was pale, the lips pressed tight, the pluvious eyes blinking rapidly.

    L-bas

    J. K. Huysmans

British Dictionary definitions for pluvious

pluvious

pluviose

adjective
  1. of or relating to rain; rainy
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Word Origin

C15: from Late Latin pluviōsus full of rain, from pluvia rain, from pluere to rain
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