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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. informal or slang terms for mentally irregular;
- Example: "it used to drive my husband balmy"
[syn: balmy, 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;
- Example: "balmy days and nights"
- Example: "the climate was mild and conducive to life or growth"
- Example: "a soft breeze"
[syn: balmy, mild, soft]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Balmy \Balm"y\, a.
   1. Having the qualities of balm; odoriferous; aromatic;
      assuaging; soothing; refreshing; mild; as, balmy weather.
      "The balmy breeze." --Tickell.
      [1913 Webster]

            Tired nature's sweet restorer, balmy sleep! --Young.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Producing balm. "The balmy tree." --Pope.
      [1913 Webster]

   3. Highly eccentric or crazy. [Informal]

   Syn: batty.
        [PJC]

   Syn: Fragrant; sweet-scented; odorous; spicy; refreshing;
        soothing.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

balmy
    adj 1: informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used
           to drive my husband balmy" [syn: balmy, 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"; "a soft breeze" [syn:
       balmy, mild, soft]