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Swarmy

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Meaning

Of bees: inclined to swarm..

Definitions by Sense

  1. Of bees: inclined to swarm.
  2. Swarming with people or activity; teeming.
  3. (slang, of a person) Unscrupulous, sleazy, sneaky.

Example Sentences

There are those who will dispute this statement, but the fact of the matter is that swarminess is an inherited character and young queens produced by a swarmy colony will, most probably, also head swarmy colonies.
This market is the noisiest and swarmiest centre of noisy and swarming Florence, and I always like to pass through it on that account.

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What does swarmy mean?

Swarmy means Of bees: inclined to swarm..

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There are those who will dispute this statement, but the fact of the matter is that swarminess is an inherited character and young queens produced by a swarmy colony will, most probably, also head swarmy colonies.

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