fumy

[fyoo-mee]

adjective

fumier, fumiest 

1. emitting or full of fumes; fumelike.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fumy¹

First recorded in 1560–70; fume + -y ¹

Example Sentences

Barrel-chested, fumy from cigars, a non-stop talker, Hecht was nevertheless some sort of prize.

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Answer: That’s fumy because a lot of people have thought we are from the U.K, but we’re not.

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The car is hot and fumy, even though the windows are open, and when the second movie starts, Roamer and Amanda lie down flat in the enormous front seat and go almost completely quiet.

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The fragrance of a fumy pipe; The smell of apples, newly ripe; And printers' ink on leaden type.

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Out of the fumy darkness insects dropped, stunned with light, and moved feebly on the path.

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