pluvious en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈpluː.vi.əs/
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin pluviōsus (“rainy”).
Meanings
-
Involving or relating to rain; rainy.
In places ouer colde And pluuyous, olyues is to done To kitte, and mosse awey be rased wolde.
1440, Duke Humphrey, “Book VI May”, in Mark Harvey Liddel, editor, The Middle-English Translation of Palladius De Re Rustica, Berlin: E. Ebering, translation of De Re Rustica by Rutilius Taurus Aemilianus Palladius, published 1896, page 172:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most pluvious | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more pluvious | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Translations (2)
es pluvioso (of or pertaining to condition of heavy rain) · de Regen- (of or pertaining to condition of heavy rain)