Balmy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbɑː.mi/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Balmy is an adjective meaning Producing balm.
Meaning
Producing balm.
More Meanings
- Soothing or fragrant.
- Of weather, mild and pleasant.
- (informal, US) Foolish; slightly crazy or mad; eccentric.
Example Sentences
I'm going away. He's off his chump, he is. I dont want no balmies teaching me.
'I reckon he's balmy,' Claud said, and Bert grinned darkly, rolling his misty eye slowly round in its socket.
The new mass hysteria is known as the Pyramid Club and began—like so many other strange and wonderful notions—somewhere under the balmy skies of California.
Word Forms
- balmier
- balmiest
Synonyms for balmy
Depending on context, synonyms include barmy, mild, loony, insane, wacky, dotty.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cracked, haywire, crackers, fruity, buggy, nutty.
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