fluminous

English

Etymology

From Latin flumen +‎ -ous.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfluːmɪnəs/

Adjective

fluminous (not comparable)

(of rivers) flowing, fluent
- 1989, Burgess, Anthony, The Devil's Mode:
  ‘By God, you speak our British language, as we must now call it since the new naming of our kingdom, with a fine accent and fluminous smoothness,’ Dick Burbage said.

Synonyms

(tending to flow): onrushing, streaming; see also Thesaurus:flowing

Anagrams

fulminous, sulfonium

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