mucid

M3U1C3I1D2
/ˈmjuːsɪd/

adjective

Musty; mouldy; slimy or mucous.

Scrabble 10

Meanings

adjectivemucid (comparative more mucid, superlative most mucid)

comparative more mucid · superlative most mucid

  1. archaicMusty; mouldy; slimy or mucous.

    the incessant flurried movement of the flexuous lips, the little spasmodic cough, the mucid vacancy of the shell-fish-like eyes with their inflamed rims, pointed, significantly enough to discrimination, to one clear explanation of her aspect and condition.

    1913, Bernard Capes, Bag and Baggage, The Soft Seraphic Screen

    Synonyms: fusty, rotten, lubricous, mucal, lentous, glutinous, gooey, slabby

  2. archaicfigurativelyRotten, bad, worthless.

    Synonyms: junky, no good, two-bit, abysmal, atrocious, awful, bad, chronic

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Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)mewk-
  2. Proto-Italic*moukos
  3. Latinmūcusde
  4. Latinmūceō
  5. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  6. Latinmūcidus
  7. Englishmucid

Borrowed from Latin mucidus, from Latin mucus (“mucus”). See mucus, and compare moist.

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APA

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

MLA

“mucid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mucid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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

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