balmy
Origin of balmy
1Other words for balmy
Other words from balmy
- balm·i·ly, adverb
- balm·i·ness, noun
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How to use balmy in a sentence
Moreover, the linhay itself was full of very ancient cow dung; than which there is no balmier and more maiden soporific.
Lorna Doone | R. D. BlackmoreBalmier breath than was ever borne by blossom is to me the pure pungent perfume of ambrosia, rightly named, as fit for the gods.
Home Life in Colonial Days | Alice Morse EarleThe weather is balmier, and just a tinge of green is creeping into the tan of the foot-hill slopes.
The Prairie Child | Arthur StringerThe day was the 28th of October, and the heat was that of a choice summer day in Scotland, with a much balmier air.
Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber | James Aitken WylieSouthernwood bears a balmier breath than is ever borne by many blossoms, for it is sweet with the fragrance of memory.
Old-Time Gardens | Alice Morse Earle
British Dictionary definitions for balmy
/ (ˈbɑːmɪ) /
(of weather) mild and pleasant
having the qualities of balm; fragrant or soothing
a variant spelling of barmy
Derived forms of balmy
- balmily, adverb
- balminess, noun
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