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balm·y    Audio Help   [bah-mee] Pronunciation Key
–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 + -y1]

balm·i·ly, adverb
balm·i·ness, noun

1. fair, gentle, temperate, clement.
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balm·y    Audio Help   (bä'mē)  Pronunciation Key 
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.
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balmy

adjective
1. informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" 
2. mild and pleasant; "balmy days and nights"; "the climate was mild and conducive to life or growth"; "a soft breeze" 

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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.

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Balmy

Balm"y\, a. Full of barm or froth; in a ferment. "Barmy beer." --Dryden.

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