irriguous

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɪˈrɪɡjuəs/ UK /ɪˈrɪɡjuəs/ See IPA manual

adj

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adj
well-watered; supplying or marked by irrigation (archaic, literary)

They settled in an irriguous valley fed by mountain streams.

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1 adj · well-watered; supplying or... wateredwell-wateredirrigated moist verdant

Opposites

arid parched dry

Word family

Related forms irrigate irrigation

Etymology

From Latin irriguus 'watered, well-watered', from irrigare 'to water, irrigate', from in- 'into' plus rigare 'to water, moisten'.

irriguus Latin rigare Latin

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# irriguous

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ɪˈrɪɡjuəs
**IPA (UK):** ɪˈrɪɡjuəs

## Meanings
1. well-watered; supplying or marked by irrigation (archaic, literary)

## Examples
- They settled in an irriguous valley fed by mountain streams.

## Synonyms
- watered
- well-watered
- irrigated
- moist
- verdant

## Antonyms
- arid
- parched
- dry

## Related Forms
- irrigate
- irrigation

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: irriguus
- Root: rigare

## Etymology
From Latin irriguus 'watered, well-watered', from irrigare 'to water, irrigate', from in- 'into' plus rigare 'to water, moisten'.

## AI Etymology
Irriguous comes from Latin irriguus 'watered, well-watered', from irrigare 'to water, irrigate', from in- 'into' plus rigare 'to water, moisten'. The etymological trail includes Latin irriguus and Latin rigare. As an adjective, irriguous means well-watered; supplying or marked by irrigation (archaic, literary). The same family is visible in related forms such as irrigate and irrigation.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- Register & Style

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