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Definition of Spumy
1. Adjective. Emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation. "Foamy (or frothy) beer"
Similar to: Effervescent
Derivative terms: Bubble, Bubbliness, Foam, Foaminess, Froth, Frothiness, Spume
Definition of Spumy
1. Adjective. frothy, emitting froth or spume ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Spumy
1. foamy [adj SPUMIER, SPUMIEST] - See also: foamy
Medical Definition of Spumy
1. Consisting of, containing, or covered with, froth, scum, or foam; frothy; foamy. "The spumous and florid state of the blood." (Arbuthnot) "The spumy waves proclaim the watery war." (Dryden) Origin: L. Spumosus, spuma foam: cf. F. Spumeux. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spumy
Literary usage of Spumy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Oratorical Dictionary by John Newland Maffitt (1835)
"Called; named. ZEC—ZON YEAST'Y. adj. Foamy; frothy» spumy. YEO'MAN. j. A man of
sma estate in land; a farmer. yeomen: s. yeomanry. ..."
2. A Complete Word and Phrase Concordance to the Poems and Songs of Robert by J. B. Reid (1889)
"The tither morn t spumy. His bonnet he A thought ajee, ... a* his brimstone
squadrons, Fast, fast Some spumy, fiery, ignis fatuus matter ; Ef. ta K. Graham. ..."
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