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producing or full of gaslike exhalations.

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Usage examples (17)
  • "I am not funny and I do not feel fumy," said Mam'zelle, severely.
  • They were in the car, heading through the fumy innards of the Lincoln Tunnel on their way to Matty the Mouth's place.
  • Both are strong and fumy you will need to have plenty of fresh air moving through or you might cause harm to yourself.
  • The pale, fumy drift of the Milky Way drooped down and seemed so near, straight in front, that it seemed the obvious road to take.
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