Dictionary entry

Spumous

Webster's Dictionary 1913

{ Spum″ous (spūm″ŭs), Spum″y (spūm″y̆), } a. [L. spumosus, fr. spuma foam: cf. F. spumeux.] Consisting of, containing, or covered with, froth, scum, or foam; frothy; foamy.

The spumous and florid state of the blood. Arbuthnot.

The spumy waves proclaim the watery war. Dryden.