balmy
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8.4
- adjective
- /ˈbɑːmi/
- Offensive
- Everyone thought his idea was a bit balmy during the meeting.
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Examples
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He's just balmy, that's all.
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This thing's driving me balmy.
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- I said he was balmy, not me.
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What do you think I am, balmy?
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People felt he was a bit balmy.
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That was a balmy thought, and not bloody likely.
Fiction book (2001) -
'We're all going balmy cooped up here.'
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And you're balmy!
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She's right, we've been cooped up here four days and I'm going balmy.
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When she suggested we wear pajamas to the adult party, I couldn't help but think she was balmy.
Synonyms
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8.6
Very crazy or doing things that show bad judgment
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5.9
Odd in a funny or silly way
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7.2
Being a little crazy in a funny or strange way
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8.2
Strange and silly in a way people call crazy
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8.0
Acting or feeling very strange
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9.9
Not behaving in a normal or sensible way
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5.8
Silly in a way that is slightly funny
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8.0
Slightly strange in a funny, pleasant way
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7.9
A person who behaves in a slightly crazy or silly way
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7.6
Funny and odd in a silly way that makes people laugh
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8.4
Slightly strange in the way a person thinks or behaves
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8.6
Used informally to describe someone who behaves in a strange or silly way
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9.3
A bit crazy or silly in a strange way
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7.4
Someone who acts a little crazy
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9.3
Strange and amusing in how a person or thing looks and acts
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8.2
Being silly and a little strange in a friendly way
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8.1
Acting strange or not thinking clearly
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7.7
Funny in a strange or silly way
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8.2
Being silly and slightly crazy in a way that seems funny and harmless
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8.5
Someone who behaves in a slightly strange or silly way
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7.2
Being silly and forgetful but not serious
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8.8
Acting very silly and not thinking in a sensible way
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9.3
To be very confused or act in a strange way
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9.0
Very strange and silly in a way that seems crazy
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8.9
Silly and awkward in a clumsy, funny way
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8.6
Slightly silly and odd in a playful way
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8.1
Mentally confused and behaving wildly
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9.8
Strange in a funny or slightly crazy way
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8.9
Acting in a strange, unusual way that others find odd
A little strange and silly
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Balmy is also used in British English to mean 'slightly crazy'. A helpful way to remember this use is to compare it to the similar word barmy, which means 'a little mad', so this informal balmy feels like 'a bit foolish'.