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rheumy

UK/ˈɹuːmi/ US/ˈɹumi/ uncommon literary obsolete

adjective

1.

moist, damp, wet (especially of air)

  • “the raw and theumy damp of night air”
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2.

of or pertaining to arthritis

  • “my creaky old joints”
  • “rheumy with age and grief”
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Origin

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

Phrases

  • rheumatic fever

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