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rummish

adj
/ˈɹʌm.ɪʃ/

Etymology

Possibly related to Middle English rumien (“to roar”).

  1. derived from rumien

Definitions

  1. Somewhat rum or peculiar

    Somewhat rum or peculiar; oddish.

  2. To roar

    To roar; to bellow.

    • Great Whales ſhall rummiſh, rout and rair, Whoſe Sound redound ſhall in the Air, All Fiſh and Monſters marvellous, Shall cry with Sounds odious.
    • With brangle of lights doth bark, doth whiſle, And route doth euermore, Make murmuring, loudlie howle and bray, And rummiſh faſt and rore.
    • And therefore as a valiant Captaine, affraies no more being at the combat, nor ſtayes from his purpoſe for the rummiſhing ſhot of a Cannon, nor the ſmall clack of a Piſtolet : […]

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for rummish. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA