adjective
- characterized by or requiring irrigation; watered by artificial means
- flowing or streaming; characterized by a flow of liquid
Usage: formal or technical; rare in modern usage
Usage: archaic; literary
Examples
- The irriguous fields of the valley produced abundant crops throughout the dry season.
- Ancient civilizations developed irriguous systems to sustain agriculture in desert regions.
- The irriguous landscape contrasted sharply with the barren mountains beyond.
- Farmers relied on irriguous techniques to maintain their orchards during drought.
- The region's irriguous plains supported a thriving agricultural economy.