pluvious
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of pluvious
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Latin word pluviōsus. See pluvial, -ous
Example Sentences
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A vaporous grey mist had entirely usurped the heavens, and the plash of weary rain resounded through the pluvious metropolis of the west.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 347, September, 1844 by Various
She was pale, the lips pressed tight, the pluvious eyes blinking rapidly.
From Là-bas by Wallace, Keene
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