brumous

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brume

(bro͞om)

Fog or mist.

[French, from Old French, perhaps from Provençal, from Latin brūma, winter; see brumal.]

bru′mous (bro͞o′məs) adj.

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brume, brumous - Brume is a poetic term meaning "mist, fog, or vapor"; brumous means "foggy."

See also related terms for vapor.

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Adj.

brumous - filled or abounding with fog or mist; "a brumous October morning"

hazy, misty, foggy

cloudy - full of or covered with clouds; "cloudy skies"

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