pluvious
[ ploo-vee-uhs ]
/ ˈplu vi əs /
adjective
of or relating to rain; rainy.
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OTHER WORDS FROM pluvious
plu·vi·os·i·ty [ploo-vee-os-i-tee], /ˌplu viˈɒs ɪ ti/, nounWords nearby pluvious
plutonium, Plutus, pluvial, pluviometer, Pluviôse, pluvious, ply, ply metal, Plymouth, Plymouth Brethren, Plymouth Colony
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She was pale, the lips pressed tight, the pluvious eyes blinking rapidly.
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British Dictionary definitions for pluvious
pluvious
pluviose
/ (ˈpluːvɪəs) /
adjective
of or relating to rain; rainy
Word Origin for pluvious
C15: from Late Latin pluviōsus full of rain, from pluvia rain, from pluere to rain
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