pluvial
PRONUNCIATION:
(PLOO-vee-uhl) 
MEANING:
adjective: Of or relating to rain, especially much rain. ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin pluvia (rain), from pluere (to rain). Ultimately from the Indo-European root pleu- (to flow), that is also the source of flow, float, flit, fly, flutter, pulmonary, and pneumonia. USAGE:
"The inclement weather was expected to continue throughout the week, and meteorologists predict that the next few days will remain pluvial."Inclement Weather Sweeps Israel; The Jerusalem Post (Israel); Jan 18, 2010.
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