gaumy
[ˈɡɔː.mi]
gaumy adjective: sticky; smeared with something sticky.
Adjective
gaumy (comparative more gaumy, superlative most gaumy)
- Sticky; smeared with something sticky.
- 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.1914, Edwin Markham, Children in Bondage: A Complete and Careful Presentation
- And Fothergil Finch, rather gaumy
With Cosmic cosmetics, was there,
But the Swami went just as the Swami,
After oiling the kinks in his hair.
I said to Hermione: "Goddess! You're graceful, you're Greek, you're a rose, […]"1916, Don Marquis, Hermione and Her Little Group of Serious Thinkers, page 164
Forms of gaumy
| comparative | more gaumy |
|---|---|
| superlative | most gaumy |
| alternative form | gormy |
Origin of gaumy
From gaum + -y, from gaum (“to smear”), which see for more.
Questions about gaumy
- What does gaumy mean?
- Gaumy means sticky; smeared with something sticky.
- What part of speech is gaumy?
- Gaumy is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce gaumy?
- Gaumy is pronounced [ˈɡɔː.mi].
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