brumousadj.

Brit.

/ˈbruːməs/, U.S.

/ˈbruməs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; probably modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: brume n., -ous suffix.

Etymology: < brume n. + -ous suffix, probably after French brumeux foggy (1787). Compare post-classical Latin brumosus wintry (7th cent. in a British glossarial source; possibly earlier in other glossarial sources). Compare earlier brumal adj.

Foggy, wintry.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cloud > mist > [adjective] > foggy

foggyc1487

moky1706

rouky1808

brumous1849

softish1855

smudgy1870

(to be) thick o' fog1935

1849 W. M. Thackeray Pendennis (1850) I. xxiv. 233 The blond misses of Albion see nothing in the dull inhabitants of their brumous isle.

1859 D. Masson Life Milton I. 526 In the dull brumous air.

1903 S. R. Crockett Adventurer in Spain iv. 98 Then out towards the cathedral by brumous dusky streets.

1937 Times 2 Aug. 11/6 The attractions which any Empire land can hold out to a competent man in England nowadays are insufficient to tempt him to leave his native if brumous soil.

2014 H. MacDonald H is for Hawk xxii. 208 There's a brumous, pewter light outside.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	brumous
释义	brumousadj. Brit. /ˈbruːməs/, U.S. /ˈbruməs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; probably modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: brume n., -ous suffix. Etymology: < brume n. + -ous suffix, probably after French brumeux foggy (1787). Compare post-classical Latin brumosus wintry (7th cent. in a British glossarial source; possibly earlier in other glossarial sources). Compare earlier brumal adj. Foggy, wintry. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cloud > mist > [adjective] > foggy foggyc1487 moky1706 rouky1808 brumous1849 softish1855 smudgy1870 (to be) thick o' fog1935 1849 W. M. Thackeray Pendennis (1850) I. xxiv. 233 The blond misses of Albion see nothing in the dull inhabitants of their brumous isle. 1859 D. Masson Life Milton I. 526 In the dull brumous air. 1903 S. R. Crockett Adventurer in Spain iv. 98 Then out towards the cathedral by brumous dusky streets. 1937 Times 2 Aug. 11/6 The attractions which any Empire land can hold out to a competent man in England nowadays are insufficient to tempt him to leave his native if brumous soil. 2014 H. MacDonald H is for Hawk xxii. 208 There's a brumous, pewter light outside. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1849
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