imbriferous
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prettygoodwordimbriferous (im-BRIF-uhr-us) - adj., rainy, rain-bearing.
The latter being the more-or-less etymological meaning: from Latin imbrifer, rain-bearing or rain-bringing, from imber, rain, shower, rainstorm + ferre, to carry, bear -- that last from the PIE root for bear. A word for our rainy season.
---L.
The latter being the more-or-less etymological meaning: from Latin imbrifer, rain-bearing or rain-bringing, from imber, rain, shower, rainstorm + ferre, to carry, bear -- that last from the PIE root for bear. A word for our rainy season.
---L.
