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balm⋅y

  [bah-mee]
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–adjective, balm⋅i⋅er, balm⋅i⋅est.
1. mild and refreshing; soft; soothing: balmy weather.
2. having the qualities of balm; aromatic; fragrant: balmy leaves.
3. producing balm: balmy plants; a balmy shrub.
4. Informal. crazy; foolish; eccentric.
Origin:
1490–1500; balm + -y 1

Related forms:
balm⋅i⋅ly, adverb
balm⋅i⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. fair, gentle, temperate, clement.
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balm·y   (bä'mē)   
adj.   balm·i·er, balm·i·est
  1. Having the quality or fragrance of balm; soothing.
  2. Mild and pleasant: a balmy breeze.
  3. Chiefly British Slang Eccentric in behavior.

[Sense 3, alteration of barmy, frothy.]
balm'i·ly adv., balm'i·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Balmy

Balm"y\, a. 1. Having the qualities of balm; odoriferous; aromatic; assuaging; soothing; refreshing; mild. "The balmy breeze." --Tickell.

Tired nature's sweet restorer, balmy sleep ! --Young.

2. Producing balm. "The balmy tree." --Pope.

Syn: Fragrant; sweet-scented; odorous; spicy.

Balmy

Balm"y\, a. Full of barm or froth; in a ferment. "Barmy beer." --Dryden.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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