spumy

English

Etymology

spume +‎ -y

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈspjuːmi/
Rhymes: -uːmi

Adjective

spumy (comparative spumier, superlative spumiest)

frothy, emitting froth or spume
- 1697, Virgil, “The Third Book of the Georgics”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:
  The spumy waves proclaim the watery war.

Synonyms

spumous

Derived terms

spuminess

Translations

emitting froth or spume

Bulgarian: пенлив (bg) (penliv)

Anagrams

sumpy, yumps

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