rheumy

[ roo-mee ]

/ ˈru mi /

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adjective, rheum·i·er, rheum·i·est.

pertaining to, causing, full of, or affected with rheum.

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Origin of rheumy

First recorded in 1585–95; rheum + -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM rheumy

rheum·i·ly, adverbrheum·i·ness, noun

Words nearby rheumy

rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatoid factor, rheumatoid spondylitis, rheumatologist, rheumatology, rheumy, rhexis, Rheydt, Rh factor, RHG, Rhiannon

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How to use rheumy in a sentence

Five rheumy old-timers lolled about the one gate that would be open for the night.
The Great Paul Hemphill Celebrates the Long Gone Birmingham Barons|Paul Hemphill|March 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At least that is how I see them, trudging their way alone through the streets, with rheumy eyes and frozen hands.
The Bag Lady Papers, Part V|Alexandra Penney|February 5, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Go near that horrid old man who fastens one rheumy eye on you while his slobbery chin shakes like a huge jelly?
Robert Annys: Poor Priest|Annie Nathan Meyer
And the maudlin tears came into the man's rheumy eyes and rolled down his cheeks.
Sevenoaks|J. G. Holland

The rheumy, blinking eyes are dazzled in the sunlight, and he peevishly commands the gold work to be ‘whitened over.’
Oxford|Andrew Lang
The Garibaldian was gazing vacantly out of his rheumy eyes and saying nothing.
The Eternal City|Hall Caine
Then dropping his head, he goes slowly to the door, but there he turns, lifting his head and fixing his rheumy eyes on Moll.
A Set of Rogues|Frank Barrett

British Dictionary definitions for rheumy

rheumy

/ (ˈruːmɪ) /

adjective

of the nature of rheum

literary damp and unhealthythe rheumy air

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