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gummous

[ guhm-uh s ]
/ ˈgʌm əs /
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adjective

consisting of or resembling gum; gummy.

RELATED WORDS

heavy, impenetrable, opaque, stiff, deep, gooey, syrupy, compact, firm, set, solid, concrete, close, condensed, crowded, fixed, gelatinous, gummy, impervious, ossified

Nearby words

gumma, gummatous abscess, gummed, gummite, gummosis, gummous, gummy, gummy shark, gump, gumption, gumri

Origin of gummous

1660–70; < Latin gummōsus, equivalent to gumm(i) gum1 + -ōsus -ous
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Examples from the Web for gummous

  • Of the gummous exsudation, or small transparent Pearls, discovered with a Microscope in several others.

    Micrographia|Robert Hooke

British Dictionary definitions for gummous

gummous

gummose (ˈɡʌməʊs)

/ (ˈɡʌməs) /

adjective

rare resembling or consisting of gum
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