fumous
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English fumous, from Latin fūmōsus, equivalent to fume + -ous.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
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 edit
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old French fumeus, from Latin fūmōsus (which some forms are directly from); equivalent to fume + -ous.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
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 edit
- English: fumous
References edit
- “fūmǒus, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-03.