roriferous

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UK/ɹəʊˈɹɪf.əɹ.əs/UK/ɹoʊˈɹɪf.ɚ.əs/

adjective

Producing or generating dew.

OriginLatin rōrifer →
Scrabble 13
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Meanings

adjectiveroriferous (not comparable)
  1. not comparableProducing or generating dew.

    At his gladſome approach, adown the vaſt ethereal expanſe, opaque, night's roriferous ſhadows glide;

    1801, Fugitive Pieces in Prose and Verse, quoting William Hart, “The British Critic”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), number 17, page 539

Origin

  1. Latinrōrifer
  2. Englishroriferous

From Latin rōrifer, from rōs (“dew, moisture”) + ferō (“carry, bear”), + -ous.

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Translations

Finnish utuinen
  • utuinenproducing or generating dew
French rorifère
  • rorifèreproducing or generating dew

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with roriferous

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APA

roriferous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roriferous

MLA

“roriferous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roriferous. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “roriferous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roriferous.

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