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词汇 brumous
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Definition of brumous in English:

brumous

adjective ˈbruːməsˈbrəməs
literary
  • Foggy and wintry.

    〈诗/文〉多雾的;冬天的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The marshlands thereabouts remained very brumous for most of the winters.
    • Tea and tourism festival serves you with some of the hottest flavour of ‘char’ or ‘Chai’ in the brumous slopes of famed tea zone of India.
    • Hard-heartedness towards children has long been thought to characterize those brumous isles of my birth.
    • When I came upon the deli, its sign glowing like a beacon in the brumous night, a slight twinge of anticipation quickened my pace.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from French brumeux, from late Latin brumosus (from bruma 'winter').

Rhymes

hummus, humous, humus, spumous, strumous

Definition of brumous in US English:

brumous

adjectiveˈbrəməsˈbrəməs
literary
  • Foggy and wintry.

    〈诗/文〉多雾的;冬天的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Hard-heartedness towards children has long been thought to characterize those brumous isles of my birth.
    • When I came upon the deli, its sign glowing like a beacon in the brumous night, a slight twinge of anticipation quickened my pace.
    • The marshlands thereabouts remained very brumous for most of the winters.
    • Tea and tourism festival serves you with some of the hottest flavour of ‘char’ or ‘Chai’ in the brumous slopes of famed tea zone of India.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from French brumeux, from late Latin brumosus (from bruma ‘winter’).

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