rheumy

• Se dit d'yeux qui larmoient, sont irrités ou produisent un écoulement aqueux, souvent à cause d'une maladie, de l'âge ou d'une allergie.

Describes eyes that are watery, irritated, or producing a thin discharge, often due to illness, age, or allergies.

1. Moist or damp (especially of air)C2formal

   Describing air or atmosphere that is damp, wet, or humid.

   Humide, moite (en parlant de l'air)

   • The rheumy morning air clung to their clothes.
   • They walked through the rheumy fog that blanketed the valley.
   • The cellar had a rheumy, unpleasant smell.

   Synonymesclammydampdankhumidmoistmuggywet

   Antonymesariddry

2. Pertaining to arthritisC2formalmedical

   Relating to or characteristic of rheumatism or arthritis.

   rhumatismal

   • The old man's rheumy joints ached in the cold weather.
   • She suffered from rheumy pains in her hands.
   • The doctor prescribed medication for his rheumy condition.

   Synonymesarthriticrheumaticrheumatoid