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BALMY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: balmier    , balmiest   

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Mild and pleasant

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 irregular

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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