becoomed

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adjective

Covered in soot or grease.

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Meanings

adjectivebecoomed (comparative more becoomed, superlative most becoomed)

comparative more becoomed · superlative most becoomed

  1. archaicCovered in soot or grease.

    […] becoomed wi' the gum o' the coal-hill […]

    1833, John Kennedy, Geordie Chalmers; or, the Law in Glenbuckie, page 205
    1 more example

    The first brought forward was a man in the garb of a ship's fireman, all becoomed and besmoked. He was operated upon with a razor about 2 ft. long, and lathered with paste, which was not confined to the chin, but applied liberally to the face and head, […]

    1882, The Pall Mall Budget, page 10

Origin

From be- + coom + -ed.

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APA

becoomed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/becoomed

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “becoomed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/becoomed.

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