brumously en · ADV
Etymology
Etymology tree English brumous Middle English -ly English -ly English brumously From brumous + -ly.
Meanings
- In a brumous way or manner.
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Murkily, foggily, hazily.
Half-way down the paddock, on the left, eastern side, stood a big oak tree, and behind this, in season, the full moon would rise, magnified and brumously honey-coloured in the horizon haze, then turning to clear silver as it climbed above the oak.
1990, Richard Adams, The Day Gone By, Hutchinson, page 15:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more brumously | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most brumously | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |