brumous
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Is brumous a Scrabble word?
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Definition
adj (English)
1. (literary) Foggy or misty; wintry.Examples: "The blond misses of Albion see nothing in the dull inhabitants of their brumous isle, which can compare with the ardour and vivacity of the children of the South. We bring our sunshine with us; we are Frenchmen, and accustomed to conquer."; "One of the greatest charms of fox-hunting undoubtedly is, that it disposes of all the dirty weather which goes to make up three-fourths of an English winter. Wet, and drizzle, and muggy fog (the characteristics of our brumous and insular climate, according to numerous French authorities), are the capital on which it trades. To the hunting man a rainy morning in winter […] means sport, and society, and enjoyment."; "The Golden Gate was hardly to be seen at all, except on very favorable days, for the thick veil of ocean mist which hung over it. The whole scene was dull, sombre, brumous, depressing."literary
Definition source: Wiktionary