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grumose

grumose

9.9
A lumpy, grainy texture like small bits in thick soup
  • adjective
  • /ˈɡrʌmoʊs/
translation icon : grumoso
  • Old soup left in the pot can develop a grumose consistency.

Examples

  • After hours at room temperature, the sample became grumose and had to be discarded.

  • The pathologist noted that the clot was grumose and difficult to remove.

  • The sauce became grumose after sitting for too long.

  • This pudding has a grumose texture that I don't like.

  • After hours at room temperature, the sample became grumose and had to be discarded.

  • Old soup left in the pot can develop a grumose consistency.

  • The sauce became grumose after sitting for too long.

Synonyms

grainy
vsgrumose
25 3.7

Rough in feel or look because of many tiny pieces

specifies texture produced when a liquid partly solidifies rather than general roughness
granular
vsgrumose
9 5.1

A material made of many small grains like sand

focuses on particulate texture produced when a liquid partly solidifies
clumpy
vsgrumose
3 4.7

Full of small lumps that stick together

is more specific to lumpiness that results from a liquid turning semisolid
grumous
vsgrumose
9.9

A liquid that has become thick and lumpy like curdled milk

has identical meaning but is an alternate written form
curdled
vsgrumose
5.3

Turned from a smooth liquid into thick lumps, like sour milk

focuses on the resulting lumpy or particulate texture rather than the cause
coagulated
vsgrumose
  • Specialized
7.0

A liquid that becomes thick or solid

emphasizes the lumpy or particulate texture produced by that liquid change
granulated
vsgrumose
4.2

With many small grains or a grainy texture

highlights small particle texture often when a liquid partially solidifies
granulose
vsgrumose
9.9

A material or surface covered with small grains like coarse sand

describes fine particulate texture when a liquid forms semisolid masses
coarse-grained
vsgrumose
4.8

A rough texture made of large visible grains

means lumpy or finer particulate texture produced by liquid change

Antonyms

259 1.0

Flowing and not solid, like water when warm

256 1.0

A surface that is even and not rough

How Lumpy

coagulated
  • Specialized
7.0
grumose
9.9
lumpy
39 2.2
grainy
25 3.7
smooth
256 1.0

Surface Forms

grumose positive

Morphology

grumose = grume (semi-transparent) = grume + ose

Morphologically regular formation from 'grume' + the Latinate adjectival suffix '-ose', but both the base and suffix are rare/Latin-derived so learners may not readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Grumose comes from an old root grum- meaning 'lump' or 'clot', so it describes a liquid that has turned lumpy or grainy. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine soup or a sample forming small clumps — that lumpy, semi-solid feel is what 'grumose' means.