balmy

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\ ˈbä-mē

, ˈbäl-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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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

Recent Examples on the Web Get discounts on lightweight makeup for a low-key summer beat, like best-selling BB and CC creams, dewy blush drops from Flower Beauty, and a balmy Beauty Award–winning bronzer from Physicians Formula. — Erin Parker, Glamour, "Ulta Sale 2021: The 24 Best Deals to Shop at Ulta’s Spring Haul Event," 9 Apr. 2021 Garage doors rolled up around the perimeter of the courts, creating an open-air effect on balmy afternoons, several stories above the city. — New York Times, "The Way We Worked Out," 24 Feb. 2021 Hospitals across the South grappled with water shortages Sunday as the region carried on with recovery efforts in the wake of a devastating winter storm, and the weather offered a balmy respite — temperatures as high as the mid-60s. — Fox News, "Hospitals confront water shortages in winter storm aftermath," 22 Feb. 2021 Meanwhile, the weather offered a balmy respite: temperatures as high as the mid-60s. — Los Angeles Times, "Today’s Headlines: The Merrick Garland model," 22 Feb. 2021 The balmy weather will continue Thursday and will cool down going into the weekend. — Jessica Flores, San Francisco Chronicle, "Bay Area temps to break into the 80s this week - when will rain return?," 28 Mar. 2021 Fleece is one of those materials that works in three seasons, from cool fall days to balmy days in winter to chilly spring mornings and evenings. — Outdoor Life, "Super Soft Women’s Fleece Jackets for In-Between Weather," 23 Mar. 2021 The 127th installment of the Brookline-Newton North rivalry, played out on a picturesque, balmy Saturday afternoon in March rather than Thanksgiving morning, did not lack for intensity or theater. — BostonGlobe.com, "Newton North football shows its fight and might to bounce back against Brookline," 20 Mar. 2021 The highest temperature in 2021 in the Greater Hartford area has been 49 degrees on March 3 and there hasn’t been a 50-degree reading since Christmas Day, when the high temperature was a balmy 63 degrees. — courant.com, "Temps to reach mid-50s Tuesday," 8 Mar. 2021

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