mucid

adj — 2 senses

mucid

adj

/ˈmjuːsɪd/

Etymology Borrowed from Latin mucidus, from Latin mucus (“mucus”). See mucus, and compare moist.

1

Archaic Musty; mouldy; slimy or mucous.

  • the incessant flurried movement of the flexuous lips, the little spasmodic cough, the mucid vacancy of the shell-fish-like eyes with their inflamed rims, pointed, significantly enough to discrimination, to one clear explanation of her aspect and condition.1913, Bernard Capes, Bag and Baggage, The Soft Seraphic Screen:
2

Archaic, Figuratively Rotten, bad, worthless.

Derived terms
mucidity, mucidness

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