rheumy

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rheumy

/ˈɹuːmi/ UK
/ˈɹumi/ US

Sounds like roomy, Rumi · Rhymes with -uːmi

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From rheum + -y (suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘having the quality of’).

adjective rheumier · rheumiest

Of, relating to, or made of rheum (“thin or watery discharge of mucus or serum”); watery.
Similar: rheumatic, rheumic
Producing rheum from the mucous membranes; (also figuratively) especially of the eyes: filled with rheum; watery. So, too-much Cold couers vvith hoary Fleece / The head of Age, his fleſh diminiſhes, / VVithers his face, hollovves his rheumy eyes, / And makes himſelf euen his ovvn ſelf deſpiſe; […]
Similar: rheumed
literary, obsolete, poetic Especially of the air: damp, moist. And vvill he ſteale out of his vvholſome bed / To dare the vile contagion of the Night? / And tempt the Rhevvmy, and vnpurged Ayre, / To adde vnto hit^([sic – meaning his]) ſickneſſe?

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adj of, relating to, or made of rheum

Română	urduros

adj producing rheum from the mucous membranes; especially of the eyes: filled with rheum — see also watery

Français	chassieux
Deutsch	wässrig

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@misc{rheumy_2026,
  title = {rheumy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rheumy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}