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rivery

/ˈɹɪvəɹi/

rivery adjective: having rivers.

Adjective

rivery (comparative more rivery, superlative most rivery)

  1. Having rivers.
    • a rivery country
  2. Resembling or characteristic of a river; riverlike.
    • Thy full and youthfull breasts, which in their meadowy pride,
      Are brancht with rivery veines, Meander-like that glide.1612, Michael Drayton, Poly-Olbion, song 10 p. 159

Forms of rivery

comparativemore rivery
superlativemost rivery

Origin of rivery

From river + -y.

Words that rhyme with rivery

Questions about rivery

What does rivery mean?
Rivery means having rivers.
What part of speech is rivery?
Rivery is an adjective.
How do you pronounce rivery?
Rivery is pronounced /ˈɹɪvəɹi/.

Words near rivery in the dictionary

  1. riverwoman
  2. riverwomen
  3. Riverwood
  4. riverworthiness
  5. riverworthy
  6. rivery
  7. rives
  8. Rivesaltes
  9. rivest
  10. Rivests
  11. rivet

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