Rumorous \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. [1913 Webster] 2. Famous; notorious. [Obs.] --Bale. [1913 Webster] 3. Murmuring. [Obs. or Poetic] --Drayton. [1913 Webster]