rummish
/ˈɹʌm.ɪʃ/
rummish adjective: somewhat rum or peculiar; oddish.
Adjective
rummish (comparative more rummish, superlative most rummish)
Verb
rummish (third-person singular simple present rummishes, present participle rummishing, simple past and past participle rummished)
- To roar; to bellow.
- Great Whales ſhall rummiſh, rout and rair,
Whoſe Sound redound ſhall in the Air,
All Fiſh and Monſters marvellous,
Shall cry with Sounds odious.16th c., David Lindsay, The Works of the Famous and Worthy Knight Sir David Lindsay of the Mount, alias Lyon, King of Arms, Edinburgh, published 1720, page 134 - With brangle of lights doth bark, doth whiſle,
And route doth euermore,
Make murmuring, loudlie howle and bray,
And rummiſh faſt and rore.1591, “The Fvries”, in His Maiesties Poetical Exerciſes at vacant houres, Edinburgh: […] Robert Walde-graue, lines 488-491
- Great Whales ſhall rummiſh, rout and rair,
Forms of rummish
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more rummish |
| superlative | most rummish |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | rummishes |
| present participle | rummishing |
| past participle | rummished |
| past | rummished |
Origin of rummish
From rum + -ish.
Possibly related to Middle English rumien (“to roar”).
Questions about rummish
- What does rummish mean?
- Rummish means somewhat rum or peculiar; oddish.
- What part of speech is rummish?
- Rummish can be an adjective or a verb.
- How do you pronounce rummish?
- Rummish is pronounced /ˈɹʌm.ɪʃ/.
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