mucid

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mucid

/ˈmjuːsɪd/

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Borrowed from Latin mucidus, from Latin mucus (“mucus”). See mucus, and compare moist.

adjective more mucid · most mucid

archaic Musty; mouldy; slimy or mucous. the incessant flurried movement of the flexuous lips, the little spasmodic cough, the mucid vacancy of the shell-fish-like eyes with their inflamed rims, pointed, significantly enough to discrimination, to one clear explanation of her aspect and condition.
Similar: fusty, rotten, lubricous, mucal, lentous, glutinous, gooey, slabby, stiff, syrupy, thick, thickflowing
archaic, figuratively Rotten, bad, worthless.
Similar: junky, no good, two-bit, abysmal, atrocious, awful, bad, chronic, coarse, corny, crap, crapalicious

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@misc{mucid_2026,
  title = {mucid},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mucid},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}