balmy

adjective

\ ˈbä-mē

balmier; balmiest

Definition of balmy

1a : having the qualities of balm : soothing … 'tis a soldier's life to have their balmy slumbers wak'd with strife.— Shakespeare

b : mild, temperate balmy weather a balmy summer evening

2 : crazy, foolish the country has gone slightly balmy— G. A. Parks

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Examples of balmy in a Sentence

a completely balmy but harmless old man who talked intently to plants and believed they answered back a pleasant, balmy breeze was all that stirred the wildflowers growing near the shore

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On the mainland, summer's done; but on the islands and coastal regions, temperatures remain pleasantly balmy, the pace remains slack, and the drinks remain potent and chilled. — Brad Rickman, Condé Nast Traveler, "It's Hurricane Season. Time to Plan Your Trip to the Caribbean: Travelogue Podcast," 7 Sep. 2018 Beauty The first true bellwether of spring, Daylight Saving Time, kicks in on Sunday—and while temperatures are already unusually balmy along the East Coast, the longer, lighter waking hours will come as a welcome relief. — Jenna Rennert, Vogue, "10 Sleep Masks to Look More Well Rested Than You Feel," 10 Mar. 2018 The sky turns cerulean and is generally cloudless, and the air remains pleasantly balmy. — Steven Stolman, Town & Country, "What Palm Beach Is Like Now That Donald Trump Is Gone," 10 May 2017 Used to the balmy breezes at home and usually hospitable weather in the NL West, Los Angeles hadn’t started a game this year in a temperature below 58. — Ronald Blum, The Seattle Times, "Fenway Park gave Dodgers cold shoulder, Series shifts to LA," 25 Oct. 2018 But nevertheless, the dark sky and balmy summer temperatures will make the Perseids a great meteor shower to watch. — Sarah Lewin, Space.com, "The 2018 Perseid Meteor Shower Promises Spectacular Views This Week," 6 Aug. 2018 Take advantage of the balmy weather to explore the beautiful parks up and down that part of the shoreline. — OregonLive.com, "30 reasons to love the Oregon coast in the winter," 11 Feb. 2018 By comparison, in Denver or Santa Fe, the air can often be downright balmy on this, the first day of autumn. — Daniel Otis, Sunset, "Awe-Inspiring Canadian Rockies Camping Adventure," 22 Jan. 2018 But just two weeks later, the region was hit by a comparative warm spell, with thermometers spiking to a balmy 17 degrees. — Ken Jennings, Condé Nast Traveler, "This Is the Coldest Permanently Inhabited Place on Earth," 10 Sep. 2018

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