fumy
- adjective
- /ˈfjuːmi/
- Archaic
:
humeante
- Walking through the fumy room, I found it difficult to breathe due to the dense vapor.
Examples
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The restaurant had a fumy atmosphere, filled with smoke from the grilled meats.
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At home in the fumy cabin, she complained to Andy.
Fiction book (1993) -
I waited politely in silence, lost in a fumy haze.
Fiction book (1990) -
As we entered the fumy tent, the smell of campfire smoke enveloped us.
Synonyms
29
3.4
Too warm and without fresh air
26
3.8
Very bad or of poor quality
18
6.9
Has a bad smell
13
2.7
A room with little fresh air that feels uncomfortable to breathe in
9
3.2
Full of steam or covered in mist
4
2.3
Air filled with smoke mixed with fog that is hard to breathe
1
3.1
Full of gas, for example fizzy drinks or a planet's thick air
1
9.9
Full of a strong bad smell that makes the air feel unhealthy
Misty because tiny drops of water fill the air
Thin and faint like a light mist
Full of a thick, unhealthy mist that smells bad
Smelling bad and making the air feel heavy and unhealthy
Having a stale, stuffy smell as if it has not been aired
Smelling stale and unpleasant because the air is closed and still
Warm and stuffy because there is little fresh air
Antonyms
How Smoky
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Fumy comes from the Latin word fumus meaning 'smoke' and is related to the English word fume. So something fumy is full of fumes or has a smoky, vaporous quality.