antipluvial
English
Etymology
From anti- + pluvial.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /antiˈpluːvɪəl/
Adjective
antipluvial (comparative more antipluvial, superlative most antipluvial)
- (rare) Combatting or protecting one from the rain.
- 1926, David Thompson Watson McCord, Oddly Enough, page 109:
- The best [umbrella] is a legend, a symbol, a mere mythical lance of anti-pluvial perfection.
- 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin 2006, p. 344:
- Johnson has taken measures to insure against an untimely deluge: that is, he has concocted a potent antipluvial fetish [...].
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