spumous

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/ˈspjuːməs/

adjective

frothy or foamy; spumy

OriginMiddle English spumous ← Latin spūmōsus ← Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? →
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Meanings

adjectivespumous (comparative more spumous, superlative most spumous)

comparative more spumous · superlative most spumous

  1. frothy or foamy; spumy

    The spumous and florid State which the Blood acquires in passing through the Lungs.

    1731, John Arbuthnot, An Essay Concerning the Nature of Aliments, and the Choice of Them, According to the Different Constitutions of Human Bodies. […], London: […] J[acob] Tonson […], →OCLC

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
spumy

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)poH(y)-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*(s)póHy-mos
  3. Latinspūma
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  6. Latinspūmōsus
  7. Middle Englishspumous
  8. Englishspumous

From Middle English spumous, from Latin spūmōsus.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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