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grumous

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Resembling grume; thick and lumpy; soft and semisolid

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • coagulated blood
  • curdled milk
  • grumous blood

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: coagulate, coagulated, curdled, grumose

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English grume Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English grumous From grume + -ous.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: hustý — thick and lumpy
  • Czech: sražený — thick and lumpy
  • Czech: hlenovitý — thick and lumpy