spumy

English

Etymology

From spume +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspjuːmi/
• Rhymes: -uːmi

Adjective

spumy (comparative spumier, superlative spumiest)

1. frothy, emitting froth or spume
   • 1697, Virgil, “The Third Book of the Georgics”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:

     The spumy waves proclaim the watery war.

Synonyms

• spumous

Derived terms

• spuminess

Translations

emitting froth or spume

• Bulgarian: пенлив (bg) (penliv)

Anagrams

• sumpy, yumps