- rheumy
- rheum|y [ `rumi ] adjective LITERARYrheumy eyes look red and wet because of illness, sadness, or old age
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Rheumy — 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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rheumy — 1590s, from RHEUM (Cf. rheum) + Y (Cf. y) (2) … Etymology dictionary
rheumy — adj. Rheumy is used with these nouns: ↑eye … Collocations dictionary
rheumy — [[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] … English dictionary
rheumy — UK [ˈruːmɪ] / US [ˈrumɪ] adjective literary rheumy eyes look red and wet because of illness, sadness, or old age … English dictionary
rheumy — 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 … Useful english dictionary
rheumy — adjective see rheum … New Collegiate Dictionary
rheumy — rheumily, adv. rheuminess, n. /rooh mee/, adj. rheumier, rheumiest. pertaining to, causing, full of, or affected with rheum. [1585 95; RHEUM + Y1] * * * … Universalium
rheumy — adjective of, relating to, or producing rheum from the mucous membranes; watery … Wiktionary
rheumy — Synonyms and related words: bloody, chylifactive, chylifactory, chylific, excretory, humoral, ichorous, lachrymal, lachrymose, lacrimatory, lactational, lacteal, lacteous, phlegmy, purulent, pussy, salivant, salivary, salivous, sanious,… … Moby Thesaurus