cumulous
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Although cumulous clusters of baby’s breath are now a staple of floral arrangements, the species is a wildflower native to central and Eastern Europe.
From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2021
Pouty cumulous clouds threaten a fresh outburst when a black limo pulls up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2015
The smoke coiled above the treetops, a single cumulous bloom of grey far enough to the west that it looked manageable.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
But with the approach of light the storm ceased, the clouds parted and drifted into great cumulous heaps lightened to snowy whiteness by the glorious morning sun.
From Corianton A Nephite Story by B. H. Roberts
If the cumulous clouds to the north and east, in the direction of Granada, would lift a little we would see the white tops of the Sierra Nevada.
From From Edinburgh to India & Burmah by W. G. (William Gordon) Burn Murdoch
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