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becoomed

becoomed adjective: covered in soot or grease.

Adjective

becoomed (comparative more becoomed, superlative most becoomed)

  1. (archaic) Covered in soot or grease.
    • […] becoomed wi' the gum o' the coal-hill […]1833, John Kennedy, Geordie Chalmers; or, the Law in Glenbuckie, page 205
    • The first brought forward was a man in the garb of a ship's fireman, all becoomed and besmoked. He was operated upon with a razor about 2 ft. long, and lathered with paste, which was not confined to the chin, but applied liberally to the face and head, […]1882, The Pall Mall Budget, page 10

Forms of becoomed

comparativemore becoomed
superlativemost becoomed

Origin of becoomed

From be- + coom + -ed.

Questions about becoomed

What does becoomed mean?
Becoomed means covered in soot or grease.
What part of speech is becoomed?
Becoomed is an adjective.

Words near becoomed in the dictionary

  1. becompliment
  2. becomplimented
  3. becomplimenting
  4. becompliments
  5. Becontree
  6. becoomed
  7. becorseted
  8. becos
  9. becover
  10. becovering
  11. becoz

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