different between terms vs fumous

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /t??mz/
• (US) IPA^(key): /t?mz/

Noun

terms

1. plural of term

Verb

terms

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of term

Anagrams

• ERTMS

Swedish

Noun

terms

1. indefinite genitive singular of term

English

Etymology

From Middle English fumous, from Latin f?m?sus, equivalent to fume +? -ous.

Adjective

fumous (comparative more fumous, superlative most fumous)

1. (obsolete or literary) Of or resembling fumes or smoke.

Derived terms

• fumously

Middle English

Alternative forms

• fumose, fumouse, fumows

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French fumeus, from Latin f?m?sus (which some forms are directly from); equivalent to fume +? -ous.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fiu?mu?s/, /?fiu?mus/, /?fiu?m??s/

Adjective

fumous (Late Middle English)

1. Smelly; having a noticeable stench.
2. (rare) Inducing malady or harm; dangerous, noxious.
3. (rare) Incapicitated, drunken; not sober or of right mind.
4. (rare) fumy; fume-like or resembling a fume.
5. (rare) Angry, ireful.

Descendants

• English: fumous

References

• “f?m?us, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-03.