Humdrum, hum′drum, adj. dull: droning: monotonous: commonplace.—n. a stupid fellow: monotony, tedious talk. [Hum and drum.]
Humdudgeon, hum′duj-on, n. (Scot.) an unnecessary outcry.
Humectant, hū-mek′tant, adj. pertaining to remedies supposed to increase the fluidity of the blood.—vs.t. Humect′, Humec′tate, to moisten.—n. Humectā′tion.—adj. Humec′tive, having the power to moisten.—v.t. Hū′mefy, to make moist. [L. humectans—humēre, to be moist.]
Humeral, hū′mėr-al, adj. belonging to the shoulder.—n. an oblong scarf worn round the priest's shoulders at certain parts of the Mass and of Benediction.—n. Hū′merus, the arm from the shoulder to the elbow: the bone of the upper arm:—pl. Hū′meri (-rī).—adjs. Hū′mero-cū′bital; Hū′mero-dig′ital; Hū′mero-dor′sal; Hū′mero-metacar′pal; Hū′mero-rā′dial. [Fr.,—L. humerus, the shoulder.]
Humet, Humette, hū-met′, n. (her.) a fesse or bar cut off short at each end.—adj. Humeté.
Humgruffin, hum′gruf-in, n. a terrible person.
Humian, hūm′i-an, adj. of or pertaining to David Hume (1711-76), or his philosophy.
Humhum, hum′hum, n. a kind of plain, coarse cotton cloth used in the East Indies.
Humic, hū′mik, adj. denoting an acid formed by the action of alkalies on humus or mould.
Humid, hū′mid, adj. moist: damp: rather wet.—adv. Hū′midly.—ns. Hū′midness, Humid′ity, moisture: a moderate degree of wetness. [L. humidus—humēre, to be moist.]