fumy

[ fyoo-mee ]

adjective

, fum·i·er, fum·i·est.

1. emitting or full of fumes; fumelike.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fumy¹

First recorded in 1560–70; fume + -y ¹

Example Sentences

I was carrying a fortune in cash so I kept my eyes sideways and down, on the fumy river of loud trucks and slow tankers flowing underneath us.

From Literature

Barrel-chested, fumy from cigars, a non-stop talker, Hecht was nevertheless some sort of prize.

From The New Yorker

He followed Mace and Nettle into the din and fumy stench of the first bar along the front.

From Literature

Rev. Frederick Masters, a 19th century Methodist missionary, described opium dens in that city as dark, fumy basements “sepulcher-like in their silence save for the sputtering of opium pipes or the heavy breathing of their sleeping victims.”

From Washington Times

Rev. Frederick Masters, a 19th century Methodist missionary, described opium dens in that city as dark, fumy basements “sepulcher-like in their silence save for the sputtering of opium pipes or the heavy breathing of their sleeping victims.”

From Seattle Times

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