balmily en · ADV
Pronunciation
- /ˈbɑːmɪli/ (UK)
- /ˈbɔ(l)məli/ (US)
- /ˈbɑ(l)məli/ (US)
Etymology
From balmy + -ly.
Meanings
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In a balmy manner.
Sleep, sweet babe! my cares beguiling: Mother sits beside thee smiling: Sleep, my darling, tenderly! If thou sleep not, mother mourneth, Singing as her wheel she turneth: Come, soft slumber, balmily.
1811, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Virgin's Cradle-hymn:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most balmily | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more balmily | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |