alluvious

English

Etymology

Latin alluvius.

Adjective

alluvious (not comparable)

1. (archaic) alluvial
   • 1832, John Howdon, A Rational Investigation of the Principles of Natural Philosophy:

     In the second place , in the mountain districts we find no extensive alluvious formations , as in the plains ; no extensive beds or banks of sand or gravel

References

• “alluvious”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.