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RHEUMY
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or pertaining to arthritis
Example:
rheumy with age and grief
Synonyms:
arthritic; creaky; rheumatic; rheumatoid; rheumy
Classified under:
Similar:
unhealthy (not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Moist, damp, wet (especially of air)
Example:
the raw and theumy damp of night air
Classified under:
Similar:
wet (covered or soaked with a liquid such as water)
Derivation:
rheum (a watery discharge from the mucous membranes (especially from the eyes or nose))
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