Meaning of SPUMOUS
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| | Definition: | | [adj] covered with or resembling small bubbles as from being agitated by beating or heating; "the bubbling candy mixture"; "a cup of foaming cocoa"; "frothy milkshakes"; "frothy waves"; "spumy surf" |
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| | Synonyms: | | agitated, bubbling, foaming, foamy, frothing, spumy, sudsy |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Spum"ous\, Spumy \Spum"y\, a. [L. spumosus, ? spuma
foam: cf. F. spumeux.]
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.
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