[rum] n [prob. short for obs. rumbullion rum] (1654) 1: an alcoholic beverage distilled from a fermented cane product (as molasses)
2: alcoholic liquor "the demon ~"
[2]rum adj rum.mer ; rum.mest [origin unknown] (1752) 1 chiefly Brit: queer, odd "writing is a ~ trade ... and what is all right one day is all wrong the next --Angela Thirkell"
2. chiefly Brit: difficult, dangerous