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mucid

/ˈmjuːsɪd/

mucid adjective: musty; mouldy; slimy or mucous.

Adjective

mucid (comparative more mucid, superlative most mucid)

  1. (archaic) Musty; mouldy; slimy or mucous.
    • the incessant flurried movement of the flexuous lips, the little spasmodic cough, the mucid vacancy of the shell-fish-like eyes with their inflamed rims, pointed, significantly enough to discrimination, to one clear explanation of her aspect and condition.1913, Bernard Capes, Bag and Baggage, The Soft Seraphic Screen
  2. (archaic, figuratively) Rotten, bad, worthless.

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Forms of mucid

comparativemore mucid
superlativemost mucid

Origin of mucid

Borrowed from Latin mucidus, from Latin mucus (“mucus”). See mucus, and compare moist.

Words formed from mucid

Questions about mucid

What does mucid mean?
Mucid means musty; mouldy; slimy or mucous.
What part of speech is mucid?
Mucid is an adjective.
How do you pronounce mucid?
Mucid is pronounced /ˈmjuːsɪd/.

Words near mucid in the dictionary

  1. muci
  2. muci-
  3. mucic
  4. mucic acid
  5. mucicarmine
  6. mucid
  7. mucidity
  8. mucidness
  9. mucidous
  10. muciferous
  11. mucific

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