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film⋅y

[fil-mee]
–adjective, film⋅i⋅er, film⋅i⋅est.
1. thin and light; fine and gauzy: a gown of a filmy material.
2. hazy or misty; glazed: filmy eyes.

Origin:
1595–1605; film + -y 1


film⋅i⋅ly, adverb
film⋅i⋅ness, noun
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film·y   (fĭl'mē)   
adj.   film·i·er, film·i·est
  1. Of, resembling, or consisting of film; gauzy: filmy lingerie. See Synonyms at airy.

  2. Covered by or as if by a film; hazy.

film'i·ly adv., film'i·ness n.
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