spumous

  • 1Spumous — Spum ous (sp[=u]m [u^]s), Spumy Spum y (sp[=u]m [y^]), a. [L. spumosus, fr. spuma foam: cf. F. spumeux.] Consisting of, containing, or covered with, froth, scum, or foam; frothy; foamy. [1913 Webster] The spumous and florid state of the blood.… …

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  • 2spumous — adjective see spume I …

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  • 3spumous — See spume. * * * …

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  • 4spumous — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Consisting of or resembling foam: foamy, frothy, lathery, spumy, sudsy, yeasty. See SOLID …

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  • 5spumous — a. See spumy …

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  • 6spumous — spu·mous …

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  • 7spumous — məs adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin spumosus, from spuma foam + osus ous, ose more at foam : spumy …

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  • 8Spumy — Spumous Spum ous (sp[=u]m [u^]s), Spumy Spum y (sp[=u]m [y^]), a. [L. spumosus, fr. spuma foam: cf. F. spumeux.] Consisting of, containing, or covered with, froth, scum, or foam; frothy; foamy. [1913 Webster] The spumous and florid state of the… …

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  • 9spume — spumous, spumy, adj. /spyoohm/, v., spumed, spuming, n. v.t. 1. to eject or discharge as or like foam or froth; spew (often fol. by forth). v.i. 2. to foam; froth. n. 3. foam, froth, or scum. [1300 50; ME < L spuma foam, froth; akin to FOAM] * *&#8230; …

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  • 10frothy — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Fizzing] Syn. bubbling, foaming, soapy, sudsy, bubbly, fizzy, foamy, with a head on. 2. [Trivial] Syn. unsubstantial, light, shallow, frivolous; see trivial . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. 1. bubbly foamy, fizzy,&#8230; …

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