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spumous

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English spumous, from Latin spūmōsus.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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spumous (comparative more spumous, superlative most spumous)

  1. frothy or foamy; spumy
    • 1731, John Arbuthnot, An Essay Concerning the Nature of Aliments, and the Choice of Them, According to the Different Constitutions of Human Bodies. [], London: [] J[acob] Tonson [], →OCLC:
      The spumous and florid State which the Blood acquires in passing through the Lungs.

Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin spūmōsus; equivalent to spume +‎ -ous.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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spumous

  1. (pathology, Late Middle English, rare) spumous, foamy

Descendants

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  • English: spumous

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