strumous

[ stroo-muh s ]

/ ˈstru məs /

adjective

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decorum

the act of or need for making up one's mind.

dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.

a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.

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Origin of strumous

First recorded in 1580–90; strum(a) + -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM strumous

stru·mous·ness, noun

Words nearby strumous

struma ovarii, strumectomy, strumiform, strumitis, strumose, strumous, strumpet, strung, strung out, strung up, strung-out

Example sentences from the Web for strumous

An abundance of pure air is also a valuable factor in preventing the establishment of the strumous diathesis.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various
The ancients called it the strumous, and the more recent writers the scrofulous or tuberculous, diathesis.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various
He was, according to Lettsom's reminiscences, thin and pale, and of a strumous countenance.
A Book about Doctors|John Cordy Jeaffreson
Strumous ulcerations of the limbs are the commonest diseases in Fiji.
The Fijians|Basil Thomson

When these abscesses are of strumous origin the pus is thin, curdy, and offensive.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various

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