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Meaning of "irriguous" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD IRRIGUOUS

From Latin irriguus supplied with water, from riguus watered.
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PRONUNCIATION OF IRRIGUOUS

irriguous  [ɪˈrɪɡjʊəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IRRIGUOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Irriguous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES IRRIGUOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of irriguous in the English dictionary

The definition of irriguous in the dictionary is (archaic (or poetic) well-watered; watery.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IRRIGUOUS


ambiguous
æmˈbɪɡjʊəs
arduous
ˈɑːdjʊəs
conspicuous
kənˈspɪkjʊəs
contiguous
kənˈtɪɡjʊəs
continuous
kənˈtɪnjʊəs
deciduous
dɪˈsɪdjʊəs
discontiguous
ˌdɪskənˈtɪɡjʊəs
discontinuous
ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjʊəs
exiguous
ɪɡˈzɪɡjʊəs
incontiguous
ˌɪnkənˈtɪɡjʊəs
nonambiguous
ˌnɒnæmˈbɪɡjʊəs
noncontiguous
ˌnɒnkənˈtɪɡjʊəs
sensuous
ˈsɛnsjʊəs
strenuous
ˈstrɛnjʊəs
subcontiguous
ˌsʌbkənˈtɪɡjʊəs
sumptuous
ˈsʌmptjʊəs
tenuous
ˈtɛnjʊəs
tumultuous
tjuːˈmʌltjʊəs
unambiguous
ˌʌnæmˈbɪɡjʊəs
voluptuous
vəˈlʌptjʊəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IRRIGUOUS

irridenta
irrigable
irrigably
irrigate
irrigation
irrigation ditch
irrigation system
irrigational
irrigative
irrigator
irrision
irrisory
irritability
irritable
irritable bowel syndrome
irritableness
irritably
irritancy
irritant
irritate

WORDS THAT END LIKE IRRIGUOUS

assiduous
congruous
contemptuous
disingenuous
fatuous
impetuous
incestuous
incongruous
inconspicuous
innocuous
mellifluous
perspicuous
presumptuous
sinuous
superfluous
tempestuous
tortuous
unctuous
vacuous
virtuous

Synonyms and antonyms of irriguous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «irriguous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IRRIGUOUS

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The translations of irriguous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «irriguous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

irriguous
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

irriguous
570 millions of speakers

English

irriguous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

irriguous
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

irriguous
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

irriguous
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

irriguous
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

irriguous
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

irriguous
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bersamaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

irriguous
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

irriguous
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

irriguous
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Irung
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

irriguous
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

irriguous
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सिंचन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

irriguous
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

irrigua
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

irriguous
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

irriguous
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

irriguous
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

irriguous
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

irriguous
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

irriguous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

irriguous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of irriguous

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IRRIGUOUS»

The term «irriguous» is barely ever used and occupies the 197.352 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IRRIGUOUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «irriguous» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «irriguous» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about irriguous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IRRIGUOUS»

Discover the use of irriguous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to irriguous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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English Literature and Ancient Languages
Irriguous lawns, vales, dales, and meads may be found in Fenton, Thomson, Akenside, and Somervile during the first half of the century, and Dyer, Fawkes, and Erasmus Darwin during the second half. Irriguous persisted into the next century: ...
Kenneth Haynes, 2007
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Rural Life in Eighteenth-Century English Poetry
Dyer writes of the flower rituals: Such custom holds along th'irriguous vales, From Wreakin's brow to rocky Dolvoryn. (lines 698-9) The epithet 'irriguous vales' echoes Thomson's 'Autumn' (line 751), 'th'irriguous Vale'. The fact that this is drawn ...
John Goodridge, 2005
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The London encyclopaedia: or, Universal dictionary of ...
13y her irrevocable fate, War shall the country waste, and change the state, Dryden. IRRIGATE, v. a. ^ lat. irrigo. To wet ; Irrigation, n. s. >to moisten with water : Irrig'uous, adj. J the act of" watering or moistening. Irriguous, watery ; dewy ; moist.
Thomas Curtis, 1829
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Proceedings of the 16th Intersociety Energy Conversion ...
of the operating characteristics of the C-AN cathode using the dual irriguous ( doubly flooded) electrolyte engineering approach. Three of the 5-cell (75 cm2) commercially available HG-501 units have been modified for testing of new ...
American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1981
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The Living Age ...
Look closer; mark the hyacinthinc blue Of mazy veins irriguous, swelling here, There branching and so softening out of sight. Nor is it ill conceited. You may mark The timbrel drooping from her hand denotes The dance foregone ; fl fire is in her ...
Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell, 1866
6
The poetical works ¬of ¬John ¬Milton: In 6 Volumes
Os some irriguous valley spread her fiore, 25; Flowers of all hue, and without thorn the rose: " Others, whose fruit burnish'd with golden rind i " Hung amiable, ( Hespcrian fables true, " If true, here only) and of delicious taste." PEAILCE. Fanses ...
John Milton, 1801
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The First Six Books of Milton's Paradise Lost, Rendered Into ...
... Lawns, or level downs, and flocks grazing the tender herb, or palmy hillock, were interposed be7 twixt them; or the flowery lap of some irriguous valley Of some irriguous valleyspread her store, 2 5 5 Flow'rs 52 PARADISE LosT, BookIV.
John Milton, James BUCHANAN (Grammarian.), 1773
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A Companion to Eighteenth-Century Poetry
“See, wherethe winding Vale its lavish Stores, / Irriguous, spreads. See, how the Lily drinks / The latent Rill, scare oozing thro' the Grass” (“Spring,” ll. 494–6). Or how each “attractive Plant ... sucks, and swells/Thejuicy Tide;a twining Mass of ...
Christine Gerrard, 2013
9
The Poetical Works of John Milton
Betwixt them lawns, or level downs, and flocks Grazing the tender herb, were interpos'd, Or palmy hillock, or the flow'ry lap Of some irriguous valley spread her store, :55 Flow'rs of all hue, and without thorn the rose. And Shakespeare's Antony ...
John Mitford, 1866
10
Cider, a Poem in Two Books: By John Philips. With Notes ...
Dry'd an immeasurable bowl, and thought T' exhale his surfeit by irriguous sleep, 465 Imprudent ? Him death's iron sleep oppress'd, Descending careless from his couch ; the fall Lux'd his neck-joint and spinal marrow bruis'd. Nor need we tell ...
John Philips, 1791

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IRRIGUOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term irriguous is used in the context of the following news items.
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County cotton growth off to a robust start not seen in years
This year's irriguous start recalls 2007, when tempered summer rains fit the cotton plant's growing pattern. It was the biggest yield for cotton ... «Midland Reporter-Telegram, Jul 15»
2
Essex Landmark for Sale
The rich enamel'd meads, the irriguous streams, the lowing oxen and the battening sheep, all form a scene that is truly picturesque." At the end ... «PR Newswire UK, Jun 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Irriguous [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/irriguous>. May 2024 ».
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