rumminess

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noun

The quality of being rummy, or odd.

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Meanings

nounrumminess (uncountable)
  1. UKcolloquialdateduncountableThe quality of being rummy, or odd.

    "Tut!" said old Bittlesham. "Tut is right," I agreed. Then the rumminess of the thing struck me. "But if you haven't dropped a parcel over the race," I said, "why are you looking so rattled?"

    1923, P. G. Wodehouse, The Inimitable Jeeves

Origin

From rummy + -ness.

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

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

Chicago

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

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