rivery

English

Etymology

river +‎ -y

Adjective

rivery (comparative more rivery, superlative most rivery)

1. Having rivers.

   a rivery country

2. Resembling or characteristic of a river; riverlike.
   • 1612, Michael Drayton, Poly-Olbion, song 10 p. 159:

     Thy full and youthfull breasts, which in their meadowy pride,
     Are brancht with rivery veines, Meander-like that glide.

References

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

Yola

Etymology

Derived from Middle English ryver (“spoiler”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɾɪvəˈɾiː/

Noun

rivery

1. Sported or freak grains which spoil the produce.

References

• Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 135