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brumous /ˈbruːməs /adjective literaryFoggy and wintry.Hard-heartedness towards children has long been thought to characterize those brumous isles of my birth....- The marshlands thereabouts remained very brumous for most of the winters.
- When I came upon the deli, its sign glowing like a beacon in the brumous night, a slight twinge of anticipation quickened my pace.
Origin Mid 19th century: from French brumeux, from late Latin brumosus (from bruma 'winter'). Rhymes hummus, humous, humus, spumous, strumous |