Floody

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to or characteristic of a flood or flooding

    "The adjoining figure represents an under-shot wheel in floody water, or when the river is high, and the water up to its shaft."

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"The adjoining figure represents an under-shot wheel in floody water, or when the river is high, and the water up to its shaft."

Etymology

From Middle English floody, fludy, equivalent to flood + -y.

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