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Pleasant; peaceful; mild.

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Usage examples (40)
  • The day of the picnic turned out to be wonderfully balmy.
  • balmy days and nights
  • It used to drive my husband balmy
  • He had been sun-bathed in balmy weather, and brought in out of the wet when it rained.
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  • That "barmy" (crazy) man walks around talking to himself on "balmy" (mild weather) days.
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