#fun adjectives

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Pluvial

[ ploo-vee-uh l ]

adjective

1. of or relating to rain

2. characterized by abundant rainfall

3. Geology. (of a geologic location) resulting from rain

noun

4. Geology. a rainy period formerly regarded as coeval with a glacial age, but now recognized as episodic and, in the tropics, as characteristic of interglacial ages

5. Archaic. a type of long cloak used by clerics in the 17th century to shield against rain during processions

synonyms

hyetal

diluvial

rainy

stormy

wet

origin

1650s-; from Latin pluvialis, from pluvia ‘rain’

example

Squinting through the third downpour on her long drive, Mary wished the gps hadn’t taken her through such a pluvial area.

related forms

pluvious (adj.), pluviate (verb), pluviation (noun)

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One day...someone is going to god-smack you right in the face, and take you down a peg. My god, you take being a cock to a whole new level.

Dyan, upon realizing that I'm literally always right.

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Dear Dan Schneider,

Did the Seddie arc happen in an alternate universe? Because that's the only way their relationship can be ignored on such a ridiculous level.

I'm just going to continue to focus on the potential Seddieness that is this beautiful GIF.