Gaumy
/[ˈɡɔː.mi]/ adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Sticky; smeared with something sticky. UK, US, dialectal
"The narrow, dark stairs are gaumy with paste, and everywhere open barrels of the mixture gave out the sickening, sour odor that is always in the nostrils of the workers."
Example
More examples"The narrow, dark stairs are gaumy with paste, and everywhere open barrels of the mixture gave out the sickening, sour odor that is always in the nostrils of the workers."
Etymology
From gaum + -y, from gaum (“to smear”), which see for more.
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