mucid
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- mucidity noun
- mucidness noun
Etymology
Origin of mucid
1650–60; < Latin mūcidus musty, moldy, equivalent to mūc- ( mucor ) + -idus -id 4
Example Sentences
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Orr snickered with a slight, mucid sibilance and turned back to his work, squatting.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
From the president’s vantage point the scene was festive and crisp, but at ground level there was water and mud and the mucid sucking that accompanied any shift in position.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
During this the familiar, mucid feel closed about him.
From The Best Short Stories of 1919 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story by O'Brien, Edward J. (Edward Joseph Harrington)
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