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    BALMY

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

    Irregular inflected forms: balmier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, balmiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

     I. (adjective) 

    Comparative and superlative

    Comparative: balmier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Superlative: balmiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Mild and pleasantplay

    Example:

    a soft breeze

    Synonyms:

    balmy; mild; soft

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    clement ((of weather or climate) physically mild)

    Derivation:

    balm (any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothing)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Informal or slang terms for mentally irregularplay

    Example:

    it used to drive my husband balmy

    Synonyms:

    around the bend; balmy; barmy; bats; batty; bonkers; buggy; cracked; crackers; daft; dotty; fruity; haywire; kookie; kooky; loco; loony; loopy; nuts; nutty; round the bend; wacky; whacky

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    insane (afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement)

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