irriguousadj.

/ɪˈrɪɡjuːəs/

Etymology: < Latin irriguus supplied with water, < in- , ir- (ir- prefix¹) + riguus watered, from stem of rigāre to wet, water.

Now rare.

1. Irrigated; moistened, bedewed, wet; esp. of a region or tract of land: Well-watered, moist, watery. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > ground > [adjective] > wet

weta900

wateryOE

irrigate?a1412

waterish1540

irriguate1632

irriguous1651

springish1663

spewy1669

puddleda1721

swashy1796

puddly1843

the world > matter > liquid > condition of being or making wet > [adjective] > made wet

intincta1400

humectate?a1475

moisted1549

moistened1580

madefied1598

wetted?1615

irriguous1651

1651–3 Bp. J. Taylor Serm. for Year Ded. Like Gideon's Fleece, irriguous with a dew from Heaven, when much of the vicinage is dry.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iv. 255 The flourie lap Of som irriguous Valley.

1735 W. Somervile Chace iv. 349 Skim with wanton Wing th' irriguous Vale.

1749 G. Lavington Enthusiasm Methodists & Papists: Pt. II 86 Opposite Vicissitudes of Soul, the irriguous and dry, the anxious and secure.

1802 Brookes' Gazetteer (ed. 12) at Lomond Herds of cattle feed in the irriguous vallies at its base.

2. Having the quality of irrigating; affording a supply of water or moisture; watering, bedewing. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > liquid > condition of being or making wet > [adjective] > wetting

moistinga1382

moistening1580

watering1581

madefying1646

humectant1659

wetting1661

irrigating1669

irriguous1684

humectating1738

1684 tr. T. Bonet Guide Pract. Physician xvi. 560 If..the Scorbutick Infection break into the Brain..and very much infect the irriguous Liquor of either Province.

1780 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Painting (ed. 2) IV. vii. 120 The refreshing hollows of mountains, near irriguous and shady founts.

1801 Trans. Soc. Arts 19 176 The Grubs were seen lying in irriguous channels.

a1861 A. H. Clough Poems & Prose Remains (1869) II. 466 A lordly river..Through the meadows sinuous, wandering irriguous.

Derivatives

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iˈrriguousness n. (Bailey vol. II 1727).

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	irriguous
释义	irriguousadj. /ɪˈrɪɡjuːəs/ Etymology: < Latin irriguus supplied with water, < in- , ir- (ir- prefix¹) + riguus watered, from stem of rigāre to wet, water. Now rare. 1. Irrigated; moistened, bedewed, wet; esp. of a region or tract of land: Well-watered, moist, watery. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > ground > [adjective] > wet weta900 wateryOE irrigate?a1412 waterish1540 irriguate1632 irriguous1651 springish1663 spewy1669 puddleda1721 swashy1796 puddly1843 the world > matter > liquid > condition of being or making wet > [adjective] > made wet intincta1400 humectate?a1475 moisted1549 moistened1580 madefied1598 wetted?1615 irriguous1651 1651–3 Bp. J. Taylor Serm. for Year Ded. Like Gideon's Fleece, irriguous with a dew from Heaven, when much of the vicinage is dry. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iv. 255 The flourie lap Of som irriguous Valley. View more context for this quotation 1735 W. Somervile Chace iv. 349 Skim with wanton Wing th' irriguous Vale. 1749 G. Lavington Enthusiasm Methodists & Papists: Pt. II 86 Opposite Vicissitudes of Soul, the irriguous and dry, the anxious and secure. 1802 Brookes' Gazetteer (ed. 12) at Lomond Herds of cattle feed in the irriguous vallies at its base. 2. Having the quality of irrigating; affording a supply of water or moisture; watering, bedewing. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > condition of being or making wet > [adjective] > wetting moistinga1382 moistening1580 watering1581 madefying1646 humectant1659 wetting1661 irrigating1669 irriguous1684 humectating1738 1684 tr. T. Bonet Guide Pract. Physician xvi. 560 If..the Scorbutick Infection break into the Brain..and very much infect the irriguous Liquor of either Province. 1780 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Painting (ed. 2) IV. vii. 120 The refreshing hollows of mountains, near irriguous and shady founts. 1801 Trans. Soc. Arts 19 176 The Grubs were seen lying in irriguous channels. a1861 A. H. Clough Poems & Prose Remains (1869) II. 466 A lordly river..Through the meadows sinuous, wandering irriguous. Derivatives Categories » iˈrriguousness n. (Bailey vol. II 1727). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < adj.1651
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