mucid

[ myoo-sid ]

adjective

, Archaic.

1. moldy; musty.

mucid

/ ˈmjuːsɪd /

adjective

1. rare.
   mouldy, musty, or slimy

Derived Forms

• muˈcidity, noun

Other Words From

• mucid·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of mucid¹

1650–60; < Latin mūcidus musty, moldy, equivalent to mūc- ( mucor ) + -idus -id ⁴

Word History and Origins

Origin of mucid¹

C17: from Latin mūcidus, from mucēre to be mouldy

Example Sentences

From the president’s vantage point the scene was festive and crisp, but at ground level there was water and mud and the mucid sucking that accompanied any shift in position.

From Literature

Orr snickered with a slight, mucid sibilance and turned back to his work, squatting.

From Literature

Then Beowulf saw coil after coil of slimy skin, mucid, spongy, dripping with the filth of the swamps, smeared thick with blood and scum, maggoty, putrid, and a pair of eyes glaring green, and slobbering lips, and huge claws reaching .

From Literature

Mucid, mū′sid, adj. slimy, mouldy—also Mū′cidous.—ns.

From Project Gutenberg

Slaves stumble over garbage-strewn floors bearing trays of delicacies from some gastronomic apocalypse: a white calf wearing a brass helmet, cows' udders aswim in a mucid green sauce.

From Time Magazine Archive