rheumy

  • 1Rheumy — Rheum y, a. Of or pertaining to rheum; abounding in, or causing, rheum; affected with rheum. [1913 Webster] His head and rheumy eyes distill in showers. Dryden. [1913 Webster] And tempt the rheumy and unpurged air To add unto his sickness. Shak.… …

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  • 2rheumy — 1590s, from RHEUM (Cf. rheum) + Y (Cf. y) (2) …

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  • 3rheumy — adj. Rheumy is used with these nouns: ↑eye …

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  • 4rheumy — rheum|y [ rumi ] adjective LITERARY rheumy eyes look red and wet because of illness, sadness, or old age …

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  • 5rheumy — [[t]ru͟ːmi[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n If someone has rheumy eyes, their eyes are red and watery, usually because they are very ill or old. [LITERARY] …

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  • 6rheumy — UK [ˈruːmɪ] / US [ˈrumɪ] adjective literary rheumy eyes look red and wet because of illness, sadness, or old age …

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  • 7rheumy — adjective 1. moist, damp, wet (especially of air) the raw and theumy damp of night air • Similar to: ↑wet • Derivationally related forms: ↑rheum 2. of or pertaining to arthritis my creaky old joints rheumy with …

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  • 8rheumy — adjective see rheum …

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  • 9rheumy — rheumily, adv. rheuminess, n. /rooh mee/, adj. rheumier, rheumiest. pertaining to, causing, full of, or affected with rheum. [1585 95; RHEUM + Y1] * * * …

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  • 10rheumy — adjective of, relating to, or producing rheum from the mucous membranes; watery …

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