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[ roo-mee ] / ˈru mi /
adjective, rheum·i·er, rheum·i·est.pertaining to, causing, full of, or affected with rheum. Origin of rheumyFirst recorded in 1585–95; rheum + -y1 OTHER WORDS FROM rheumyrheum·i·ly, adverbrheum·i·ness, nounWords nearby rheumyrheumatoid factor, rheumatoid nodule, rheumatoid spondylitis, rheumatologist, rheumatology, rheumy, rhexis, Rheydt, Rh factor, RHG, Rhiannon Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rheumyFive rheumy old-timers lolled about the one gate that would be open for the night. The Great Paul Hemphill Celebrates the Long Gone Birmingham Barons|Paul Hemphill|March 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST At least that is how I see them, trudging their way alone through the streets, with rheumy eyes and frozen hands. The Bag Lady Papers, Part V|Alexandra Penney|February 5, 2009|DAILY BEAST Then dropping his head, he goes slowly to the door, but there he turns, lifting his head and fixing his rheumy eyes on Moll. A Set of Rogues|Frank Barrett Her hand went tighter about mine, and her rheumy eyes sought mine and searched them. The Seven-Branched Candlestick|Gilbert W. (Gilbert Wolf) Gabriel
The other eye remained fixed in a cold, rheumy stare, and Denver sensed that it was made of glass. Silver and Gold|Dane Coolidge Go near that horrid old man who fastens one rheumy eye on you while his slobbery chin shakes like a huge jelly? Robert Annys: Poor Priest|Annie Nathan Meyer The octogenarian leaned forward as he spoke and gazed at Crane with steadfast, rheumy eyes. A Fortnight of Folly|Maurice Thompson
British Dictionary definitions for rheumy
adjectiveof the nature of rheum literary damp and unhealthythe rheumy air Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |