different between brumal vs brumously

English

Etymology

From Latin br?m?lis (“of or pertaining to the winter solstice; wintry”), from br?ma (“the winter solstice; winter”), which is a contraction of *brevima (“the shortest (day)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b?u?m?l/

Adjective

brumal (comparative more brumal, superlative most brumal)

1. Belonging to winter; winterlike; wintry.
2. Occurring in winter.

Related terms

• brumate
• brume
• brumous

Translations

Anagrams

• Labrum, labrum, lumbar, umbral

French

Adjective

brumal (feminine singular brumale, masculine plural brumaux, feminine plural brumales)

1. brumal

English

Etymology

From brumous +? -ly

Pronunciation

• (rhotic)

Adverb

brumously (comparative more brumously, superlative most brumously)

1. In a brumous way or manner.
2. Murkily, foggily, hazily.
   • 1990, Richard Adams, The Day Gone By, Hutchinson, page 15:

     Half-way down the paddock, on the left, eastern side, stood a big oak tree, and behind this, in season, the full moon would rise, magnified and brumously honey-coloured in the horizon haze, then turning to clear silver as it climbed above the oak.

Related terms

• brume
• brumal
• brumous