rumorousadj.

Brit.

/ˈruːm(ə)rəs/, U.S.

/ˈrumərəs/

Forms: 1500s rumerous, 1500s rumorus, 1500s rumorouse, 1600s– rumorous, 1900s– rumourous.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rumour n., -ous suffix.

Etymology: < rumour n. + -ous suffix. Compare post-classical Latin rumorosus filled with rumour, that spreads rumour (c700), noisy (11th cent.), known by rumour (14th cent.; all in British sources).

1. Making a (usually prolonged) resonant noise; sonorous, resounding. Now rare (archaic and poetic).

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > loudness > confused sound > [adjective]

rumorous1556

multisonant1656

multisonous1834

1556 J. Heywood Spider & Flie lx. 4 Take peace with flies they cride. At which rumorus rore [etc.].

1604 M. Drayton Moyses iii. 62 The rumorous sound Of the sterne billowes.

1764 R. Griffith Triumvirate II. clxxxix. 293 The rumorous winds moan'd through the trembling woods.

1870 J. R. Lowell Cathedral 19 Bygone grandeurs, faintly rumorous now Upon the mind's horizon, as of storm Brooding its dreamy thunders far aloof.

1897 F. Thompson New Poems 52 In days whose feet are rumorous on the air.

1926 J. Galsworthy Silver Spoon i. xii. 89 The rumorous town still hummed; the sky was faintly coloured.

a1958 D. Schwartz Summer Knowl. (1967) 149 Then came a splatter, a prattle, a blowing rain! And soon the hour was musical and rumorous.

1980 W. M. Spackman Presence with Secrets i. iv. 41 If sound came from the rumorous city beyond..it would have been like surf far off.

2. Of the nature of rumour; rumoured, reported.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > information > rumour > [adjective] > rumoured

flying1425

bruited1523

fameda1533

bruitish?1570

rumoured1592

rumorous1605

reportative1636

buzzed1820

1605 J. Stow Annales (new ed.) 1401 The Lorde Keeper, and other Lordes of the Counsell,..perswaded against rumorous talke of the Earle of Essex.

a1639 H. Wotton Reliquiæ Wottonianæ (1672) 377 This Bearer will tell you what we hear of certain rumorous Surmises.

1733 P. Shaw tr. F. Bacon De Augmentis Scientarum in Philos. Wks. I. 13 The information of the Senses is treacherous and deceitful; Observation careless, irregular, and accidental; Tradition idle, rumorous, and vain.

1898 M. M. Dowie Crook of Bough x. 84 As rumorous stories float, and fly, and stick.

1950 J. Kerouac Town & City i. 21 There on the street corners are the men and boys gathered, discussing some rumorous tidings.

2004 N. Hubbs Queer Composition Amer. Sound iii. 133 These mechanisms have granted exclusive space to rumorous incriminations about gay networks.

3. Full of rumours or reports.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > information > rumour > [adjective] > full of or characterized by rumour

rumorous1657

gossipy1818

1657 T. Jordan Walks Islington & Hogsdon v. i. sig. G4^v Your husband..Shall..to the bold ears of the rumorous world, Declare his errour, and your innocence.

1866 Lancet 17 Feb. 182/1 In this bad and rumorous world, it is not always easy to know when suspiciousness ceases to be a fault.

1937 T. Wolfe Let. 16 Oct. in T. Mitchell T. Wolfe (2006) 246/2 I'm sorry there have been ‘rumours’; as you know New York is a pretty rumourous place.

1993 Miami (Florida) Herald (Nexis) 17 Sept. a23 The languid Iowa prairie, where..towns are close-knit and rumorous.

Derivatives

rumoˈrosity n. rare stir, public outcry.

ΚΠ

1906 J. Joyce Let. 25 Sept. (1966) II. 166 Ibsen..seems to have disclaimed some of the rumorosity attaching to A Doll's House.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rumorous
释义	rumorousadj. Brit. /ˈruːm(ə)rəs/, U.S. /ˈrumərəs/ Forms: 1500s rumerous, 1500s rumorus, 1500s rumorouse, 1600s– rumorous, 1900s– rumourous. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rumour n., -ous suffix. Etymology: < rumour n. + -ous suffix. Compare post-classical Latin rumorosus filled with rumour, that spreads rumour (c700), noisy (11th cent.), known by rumour (14th cent.; all in British sources). 1. Making a (usually prolonged) resonant noise; sonorous, resounding. Now rare (archaic and poetic). ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > loudness > confused sound > [adjective] rumorous1556 multisonant1656 multisonous1834 1556 J. Heywood Spider & Flie lx. 4 Take peace with flies they cride. At which rumorus rore [etc.]. 1604 M. Drayton Moyses iii. 62 The rumorous sound Of the sterne billowes. 1764 R. Griffith Triumvirate II. clxxxix. 293 The rumorous winds moan'd through the trembling woods. 1870 J. R. Lowell Cathedral 19 Bygone grandeurs, faintly rumorous now Upon the mind's horizon, as of storm Brooding its dreamy thunders far aloof. 1897 F. Thompson New Poems 52 In days whose feet are rumorous on the air. 1926 J. Galsworthy Silver Spoon i. xii. 89 The rumorous town still hummed; the sky was faintly coloured. a1958 D. Schwartz Summer Knowl. (1967) 149 Then came a splatter, a prattle, a blowing rain! And soon the hour was musical and rumorous. 1980 W. M. Spackman Presence with Secrets i. iv. 41 If sound came from the rumorous city beyond..it would have been like surf far off. 2. Of the nature of rumour; rumoured, reported. ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > rumour > [adjective] > rumoured flying1425 bruited1523 fameda1533 bruitish?1570 rumoured1592 rumorous1605 reportative1636 buzzed1820 1605 J. Stow Annales (new ed.) 1401 The Lorde Keeper, and other Lordes of the Counsell,..perswaded against rumorous talke of the Earle of Essex. a1639 H. Wotton Reliquiæ Wottonianæ (1672) 377 This Bearer will tell you what we hear of certain rumorous Surmises. 1733 P. Shaw tr. F. Bacon De Augmentis Scientarum in Philos. Wks. I. 13 The information of the Senses is treacherous and deceitful; Observation careless, irregular, and accidental; Tradition idle, rumorous, and vain. 1898 M. M. Dowie Crook of Bough x. 84 As rumorous stories float, and fly, and stick. 1950 J. Kerouac Town & City i. 21 There on the street corners are the men and boys gathered, discussing some rumorous tidings. 2004 N. Hubbs Queer Composition Amer. Sound iii. 133 These mechanisms have granted exclusive space to rumorous incriminations about gay networks. 3. Full of rumours or reports. ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > rumour > [adjective] > full of or characterized by rumour rumorous1657 gossipy1818 1657 T. Jordan Walks Islington & Hogsdon v. i. sig. G4^v Your husband..Shall..to the bold ears of the rumorous world, Declare his errour, and your innocence. 1866 Lancet 17 Feb. 182/1 In this bad and rumorous world, it is not always easy to know when suspiciousness ceases to be a fault. 1937 T. Wolfe Let. 16 Oct. in T. Mitchell T. Wolfe (2006) 246/2 I'm sorry there have been ‘rumours’; as you know New York is a pretty rumourous place. 1993 Miami (Florida) Herald (Nexis) 17 Sept. a23 The languid Iowa prairie, where..towns are close-knit and rumorous. Derivatives rumoˈrosity n. rare stir, public outcry. ΚΠ 1906 J. Joyce Let. 25 Sept. (1966) II. 166 Ibsen..seems to have disclaimed some of the rumorosity attaching to A Doll's House. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1556
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