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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SPUMOUS, SPUMY, a. [L.] Consisting of froth or scum; foamy.
The spumy waves proclaim the watry war.
The spumous and florid state of the blood.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation; "bubbling champagne"; "foamy (or frothy) beer" [syn: bubbling, bubbly, foaming, foamy, frothy, effervescing, spumy]

Merriam Webster's

adjective see spume I

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Spumous Spum"ous, Spumy Spum"y, a. [L. spumosus, ? 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.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Foamy, frothy, spumous.