brumous
/ˈbruːməs
/adjective literary
Foggy and wintry.Hard-heartedness towards children has long been thought to characterize those brumous isles of my birth....
- The marshlands thereabouts remained very brumous for most of the winters.
- When I came upon the deli, its sign glowing like a beacon in the brumous night, a slight twinge of anticipation quickened my pace.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from French brumeux, from late Latin brumosus (from bruma 'winter').
Rhymes
- powder pattern
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- powder plot
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- powder-post
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- powder pot
- powder puff
- powder rag
- Powder River
- powder room
- powder-scuttle
- powder slope
- powder snow
- powder sugar
- powder tax
- powder treason
- powdery
- powdery mildew
- powdyke
- Powell, Anthony
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