\Ru"mor*ous\, a. [Cf. OF. rumoreux, It. rumoroso,
romoroso.]
1. Of or pertaining to a rumor; of the nature of rumors.
   [Obs.] --Sir H. Wotton.
2. Famous; notorious. [Obs.] --Bale.
3. Murmuring. [Obs. or Poetic] --Drayton.