pluvious
[ ploo-vee-uhs ]
adjective
of or relating to rain; rainy.
Origin of pluvious
1Other words from pluvious
- plu·vi·os·i·ty [ploo-vee-os-i-tee], /ˌplu viˈɒs ɪ ti/, noun
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How to use pluvious in a sentence
What would have happened it is hard to say had Jupiter pluvious again gone to work.
History of the Kentucky Derby, 1875-1921 | John Lawrence O'ConnorShe 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
Origin of pluvious
1C15: from Late Latin pluviōsus full of rain, from pluvia rain, from pluere to rain
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