pluvious

[ ploo-vee-uh s ]

/ ˈplu vi əs /

of or relating to rain; rainy.

Origin of pluvious

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Latin word pluviōsus. See pluvial, -ous

plu·vi·os·i·ty

[ploo-vee-os-i-tee] /ˌplu viˈɒs ɪ ti/, noun

plutonism, plutonium, plutus, pluvial, pluviometer, pluvious, pluviôse, ply, ply metal, plyer, plymouth

She was pale, the lips pressed tight, the pluvious eyes blinking rapidly.

L-bas |J. K. Huysmans

pluvious

/ (ˈpluːvɪəs) /

of or relating to rain; rainy

C15: from Late Latin pluviōsus full of rain, from pluvia rain, from pluere to rain