PLUVIOUS

Etymology

Adjective

pluvious (comparative more pluvious, superlative most pluvious)

Involving or relating to rain; rainy.

Source: Wiktionary


Plu"vi*ous, a. Etym: [L. pluviosus, pluvius, fr. pluvia rain: cf. F. pluvieux. See Pluvial, a.]

Definition: Abounding in rain; rainy; pluvial. Sir T. Browne.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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