Fumously
adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 In a fumous manner, in fumes; (by extension) angrily archaic
"And heaping words upon words, would gladly belike that the party should have carted them away, and well remembered them, and therefore said fumously unto him: “Dost thou hear me?""
Example
More examples"And heaping words upon words, would gladly belike that the party should have carted them away, and well remembered them, and therefore said fumously unto him: “Dost thou hear me?""
Etymology
From Middle English fumousli, fumowsly, equivalent to fumous + -ly.
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