Definition of Brumous

1. Adjective. Filled or abounding with fog or mist. "A brumous October morning"

Exact synonyms: Foggy, Hazy, Misty
Similar to: Cloudy
Derivative terms: Fog, Fogginess, Haze, Haziness, Mist, Mistiness

Definition of Brumous

1. a. Foggy; misty.

Definition of Brumous

1. Adjective. Foggy or misty; wintry. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Brumous

1. brume [adj] - See also: brume

Lexicographical Neighbors of Brumous

brulzie
brulzies
brumal
brumate
brumated
brumating
brumation
brumbies
brumby
brume
brumes
brummagem
brummagems
brummer
brummers
brumous (current term)
brumously
brunch
brunch coat
brunched
bruncher
brunchers
brunches
brunching
brunchtime
brunchtimes
brunei
brunet
brunets
brunette

Literary usage of Brumous

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Popular Science Monthly (1872)
"Let us compare these observations made in our brumous latitudes with those effected by Father Secchi with the fine equatorial of the Roman Observatory. ..."

2. Punch by Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman (1887)
"... which will infuse a little Summer into the dull, depressing, brumous, filthy atmosphere of a weary London Winter. If you cannot get away to Monte Carlo, ..."

3. The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray by William Makepeace Thackeray, Sir Leslie Stephen (1898)
""The blonde misses of Albion see nothing in the dull inhabitants of their brumous isle which can compare with the ardour and vivacity of the children of the ..."

4. Constitution, Jefferson's Manual, and Rules of the House of Representatives by United States Congress. House, Thomas Jefferson (1916)
"brumous session of Congress, is announced to the Representative. J . ° ' *. de*ui of » House by a colleague, who presents resolutions in general form as ..."

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