rivery

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English

Etymology

From river +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɹɪvəɹi/
Rhymes: -ɪvəɹi

Adjective

rivery (comparative more rivery, superlative most rivery)

Having rivers.
a rivery country
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): /ɾɪvəˈɾiː/

Noun

rivery

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

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