different between pumy vs spumy

pumy

English

Etymology

Compare dialectal English pummer (big, large), and pomey (pommel).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?pju?mi/

Adjective

pumy (comparative more pumy, superlative most pumy)

  1. (obsolete) large and rounded

Noun

pumy (plural pumies)

  1. (obsolete) pebble; stone

Anagrams

  • umpy, yump

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spumy

English

Etymology

spume +? -y

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?spju?mi/
  • Rhymes: -u?mi

Adjective

spumy (comparative spumier, superlative spumiest)

  1. frothy, emitting froth or spume
    • The spumy waves proclaim the watery war.

Synonyms

  • spumous

Derived terms

  • spuminess

Anagrams

  • sumpy, yumps

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