fluminous

English

Etymology

From Latin flumen +‎ -ous.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfluːmɪnəs/

Adjective

fluminous (not comparable)

1. flowing, fluent (of rivers)
   • 1989, Anthony Burgess, 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