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Part of speech: adjective

Sense 1: Resembling or having the consistency of clotted or coagulated fluid.

Example sentence: The milk had been left out for so long that it became grumous and unfit for consumption.

Sense 2: Being thick or lumpy in texture or appearance.

Example sentence: The soup had a grumous consistency due to the excess starch added.

Sense 3: Of a person, having a sullen or gloomy disposition.

Example sentence: Sarah's grumous behavior made it difficult for others to approach her with their concerns.

Sense 4: Local usage - (Specific to a certain region or community)

Example sentence: In the coastal town, grumous was used to describe the fog that rolled in from the sea.

• Grumous Liquid
• Grumous Texture
• Grumous Disposition
• Grumous Fog