Jumentous (Adjective)
Meaning
Smelling strongly like a beast of burden; "jumentous urine".
Classification
Relational adjectives (pertainyms).
Examples
- The veterinarian noticed a jumentous odor emanating from the stables where the mules were housed.
- His doctor prescribed medication to treat the underlying condition causing his jumentous urine.
- The farrier carefully avoided inhaling the jumentous smell while working with the donkey's hooves.
- A side effect of the patient's new medication was the strong, jumentous odor of his perspiration.
- In ancient Rome, doctors would often describe the jumentous smell of certain medical conditions to help diagnose them.