different between brumous vs smoggy

English

Etymology

brume +? -ous, probably modelled after French brumeux (“foggy, hazy, misty”), from Late Latin br?mosus (“wintry”), from Latin br?ma (“winter solstice; winter; winter cold”) + -?sus (“suffix forming adjectives from nouns”). Br?ma is derived from brevima, brevissima (“shortest”), the superlative of brevis (“brief; short”) (the winter solstice being the shortest day of the year), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mré??us (“brief, short”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?b?u?m?s/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?b?um?s/, /?b??-/
• Hyphenation: brum?ous

Adjective

brumous (comparative more brumous, superlative most brumous)

1. (literary) Foggy or misty; wintry. [from mid 19th c.]

Derived terms

• brumously

Related terms

• brume
• brumal
• brumate

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• umbrous

English

Etymology

smog +? -y

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??i

Adjective

smoggy (comparative smoggier, superlative smoggiest)

1. Having smog.

   It was another smoggy day in Los Angeles.

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