English Explanatory Dictionary

rheumy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, relating to, or made of rheum (“thin or watery discharge of mucus or serum”); watery.
  2. Producing rheum from the mucous membranes; (also figuratively) especially of the eyes: filled with rheum; watery.
  3. Especially of the air: damp, moist.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹuːmi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rheumy.wav /ˈɹumi/

Word forms

rheumy rheumier rheumiest

Etymology

From rheum + -y (suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘having the quality of’).

Synonyms

rheumatic rheumic rheumed

Related words

rheumatic rheumatically rheumatic fever rheumaticky rheumatism rheumatismal rheumatiz rheumatize rheumatoid rheumatological rheumatologist rheumatology rheumed bleareyed bleary-eyed

Derived words

rheumily rheuminess
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