rheumy

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈɹumi/ UK /ˈɹuːmi/ See IPA manual

Freq #305653

Meanings

1

adj
especially of the eyes, watery or affected by a mucous discharge

The old horse watched through rheumy eyes.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · especially of the eyes,... watery bleary

Word family

Derived forms rheumilyrheuminess

Related forms bleareyedbleary-eyedrheumaticrheumaticallyrheumatickyrheumatismrheumatismalrheumatiz

Etymology

From rheum + -y (suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘having the quality of’).

Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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