dictionary definitions for "balmy"


From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:

  balmy
      adj 1: informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to
             drive my husband balmy" [syn: barmy, bats,
             batty, bonkers, buggy, cracked, crackers,
             daft, dotty, fruity, haywire, kooky,
             kookie, loco, loony, loopy, nuts, nutty,
             round the bend, around the bend, wacky,
             whacky]
      2: mild and pleasant; "balmy days and nights"; "the climate was
         mild and conducive to life or growth" [syn: mild]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Balmy \Balm"y\, a.
     1. Having the qualities of balm; odoriferous; aromatic;
        assuaging; soothing; refreshing; mild; as, balmy weather.
        "The balmy breeze." --Tickell.
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              Tired nature's sweet restorer, balmy sleep! --Young.
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     2. Producing balm. "The balmy tree." --Pope.
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     3. Highly eccentric or crazy. [Informal]
  
     Syn: batty.
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     Syn: Fragrant; sweet-scented; odorous; spicy; refreshing;
          soothing.
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