1570s," emitting fumes;" 1580s, "raging, angry," present-participle adjective from fume (v.). Earlier were fumish (1510s); fumous (late 14c., from Latin fumosus).
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fume v.
c. 1400, "to fumigate" (transitive), from Old French fumer "to smoke, burn" (12c.), from Latin fumare "to smoke, steam," from fumus "smoke, steam, fume" (from PIE root *dheu- (1) "dust, vapor, smoke"). Intransitive meaning "throw off smoke, emit vapor" is from 1530s; the figurative sense "show anger, be irritated" is slightly earlier (1520s). Related: Fumed; fumes; fuming.