Balmily
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balmy (ˈbɑːmɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj , balmier, balmiest | |
| 1. | (of weather) mild and pleasant |
| 2. | having the qualities of balm; fragrant or soothing |
| 3. | a variant spelling of barmy |
| 'balmily | |
| —adv | |
| 'balminess | |
| —n | |
| balmy (ˈbɑːmɪ) | |
| —adj , balmier, balmiest | |
| 1. | (of weather) mild and pleasant |
| 2. | having the qualities of balm; fragrant or soothing |
| 3. | a variant spelling of barmy |
| 'balmily | |
| —adv | |
| 'balminess | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
balmy
c.1500, "delicately fragrant," from balm (q.v.). Figurative use for "soothing" dates from c.1600; of breezes, air, etc. "mild, fragrant" (combining both earlier senses) it is first attested 1704. Meaning "weak-minded, idiotic," 1851, is from London slang.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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