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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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 The actress was photographed on Friday in New York—mid-August, where the temperature is a balmy 87 degrees—wearing a blue velvet pantsuit. — Emily Wang, Glamour, "Blake Lively's Summer Outfit Features Two Velvet Blazers and No Shirt," 17 Aug. 2018 Although temperatures out west remain slightly balmier this time of year, a bold skin reveal is still risky. — Jenna Rennert, Vogue, "Emily Blunt's Risky Skin Reveal Is a Lesson in Year-Round Body Confidence," 15 Nov. 2018 The glossy, balmy formula doesn't add a ton of shine but brings a dose of hydration that keeps my lips alive and kicking. — Rachel Nussbaum, Glamour, "I Can't Stop Wearing Lip Liner With Lip Balm," 1 Nov. 2018 The group, consisting of donors and academics, congregated in the 53rd Street lobby on a balmy summer morning before the museum opened. — Derek Blasberg, WSJ, "How the Record-Breaking Sale of a Lichtenstein Painting Changed Agnes Gund’s Life," 31 Oct. 2018 This house on Mexico’s western coast takes on both approaches and in the process creates a beautiful homage to the region’s balmy weather. — Liz Stinson, Curbed, "Tropical modern house has a courtyard filled with palm trees," 23 Oct. 2018 The country’s oldest, longest-running conservatory is spread over a 13-acre wonderland of tropical gardens, balmy fernery, and cactus museum. — Leslie Pariseau, Condé Nast Traveler, "3 Days in Detroit," 3 Oct. 2018 Those faintly balmy conditions are linked to a surge in progesterone in the latter half of the menstrual cycle, called the luteal phase. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, "“Natural” birth-control app dogged by unwanted pregnancies gets FDA approval," 15 Aug. 2018

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