fumous
English
Etymology
From Middle English fumous, from Latin fūmōsus, equivalent to fume + -ous.
Adjective
fumous (comparative more fumous, superlative most fumous)
- (obsolete or literary) Of or resembling fumes or smoke.
- 1927, H. P. Lovecraft, The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath:
- Upon their heads were strapped vast helmet-like torches of glittering metal, from which the fragrance of obscure balsams spread in fumous spirals.
Derived terms
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French fumeus, from Latin fūmōsus (which some forms are directly from); equivalent to fume + -ous.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
fumous (Late Middle English)
- Smelly; having a noticeable stench.
- (rare) Inducing malady or harm; dangerous, noxious.
- (rare) Incapicitated, drunken; not sober or of right mind.
- (rare) fumy; fume-like or resembling a fume.
- (rare) Angry, ireful.
Descendants
- English: fumous
References
- “fūmǒus (adj.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-03.
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