barmy

[ bahr-mee ]

/ ˈbɑr mi /

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adjective, barm·i·er, barm·i·est.

containing or resembling barm; frothy.

British Slang. balmy (def. 4).

Origin of barmy

1525–35; barm + -y¹; def. 2 probably respelling of balmy by r-less speakers

Words nearby barmy

barm cake, Barmecidal, Barmecide, Barmen, bar mitzvah, barmy, barn, Barnabas, Barnaby, barnacle, barnacle goose

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Example sentences from the Web for barmy

Well, then, hall Hi can say his hit sounds like barmy Yankee nonsense to me.
The Glory of The Coming|Irvin S. Cobb
"If you ask me, I think the blighter is barmy," asserted the Briton.
The Unspeakable Perk|Samuel Hopkins Adams
A man shall not be choak't With the stench of garlic, nor be pasted To the barmy jacket of a beer-brewer.
Shakespearean Playhouses|Joseph Quincy Adams
None of them except Barmy Sid once visited his rooms; nor did he find it at all easy to strike up even a staircase acquaintance.
Sinister Street, vol. 2|Compton Mackenzie

British Dictionary definitions for barmy

barmy

/ (ˈbɑːmɪ) /

adjective -mier or -miest

slang eccentric or foolishAlso: balmy

Word Origin for barmy

C16: originally, full of barm, hence frothing, excited, flighty, etc

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单词	barmy
释义	barmy [ bahr-mee ] / ˈbɑr mi / SEE SYNONYMS FOR barmy ON THESAURUS.COM adjective, barm·i·er, barm·i·est. containing or resembling barm; frothy. British Slang. balmy (def. 4). Origin of barmy 1525–35; barm + -y¹; def. 2 probably respelling of balmy by r-less speakers Words nearby barmy barm cake, Barmecidal, Barmecide, Barmen, bar mitzvah, barmy, barn, Barnabas, Barnaby, barnacle, barnacle goose Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for barmy Well, then, hall Hi can say his hit sounds like barmy Yankee nonsense to me. The Glory of The Coming\|Irvin S. Cobb "If you ask me, I think the blighter is barmy," asserted the Briton. The Unspeakable Perk\|Samuel Hopkins Adams A man shall not be choak't With the stench of garlic, nor be pasted To the barmy jacket of a beer-brewer. Shakespearean Playhouses\|Joseph Quincy Adams None of them except Barmy Sid once visited his rooms; nor did he find it at all easy to strike up even a staircase acquaintance. Sinister Street, vol. 2\|Compton Mackenzie British Dictionary definitions for barmy barmy / (ˈbɑːmɪ) / adjective -mier or -miest slang eccentric or foolishAlso: balmy Word Origin for barmy C16: originally, full of barm, hence frothing, excited, flighty, etc Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to barmy flighty, foamy, foolish, frothy, screwy, loco
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barmy

adjective, barm·i·er, barm·i·est.

Origin of barmy

Words nearby barmy

Example sentences from the Web for barmy

British Dictionary definitions for barmy

adjective -mier or -miest

Word Origin for barmy

Words related to barmy