antipluvial

English

Etymology

From anti- +‎ pluvial.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /antiˈpluːvɪəl/

Adjective

antipluvial (comparative more antipluvial, superlative most antipluvial)

1. (rare) Combatting or protecting one from the rain.
   • 1926, David Thompson Watson McCord, Oddly Enough, page 109:

     The best [umbrella] is a legend, a symbol, a mere mythical lance of anti-pluvial perfection.

   • 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 344:

     Johnson has taken measures to insure against an untimely deluge: that is, he has concocted a potent antipluvial fetish [...].