RHEUMY

arthritic, creaky, rheumatic, rheumatoid, rheumy

(adjective) of or pertaining to arthritis; “my creaky old joints”; “rheumy with age and grief”

rheumy

(adjective) moist, damp, wet (especially of air); “the raw and theumy damp of night air”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

rheumy (comparative rheumier, )

of, relating to, or producing rheum from the mucous membranes; watery

Source: Wiktionary


Rheum"y, a.

Definition: Of or pertaining to rheum; abounding in, or causing, rheum; affected with rheum. His head and rheumy eyes distill in showers. Dryden. And tempt the rheumy and unpurged air To add unto his sickness. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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27 April 2024

GREAT

(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.

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