balmily
UK/ˈbɑːmɪli/US/ˈbɔ(l)məli/
balmily adverb: in a balmy manner.
Adverb
balmily (comparative more balmily, superlative most balmily)
- 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
- Sleep, sweet babe! my cares beguiling:
Forms of balmily
| comparative | more balmily |
|---|---|
| superlative | most balmily |
Origin of balmily
From balmy + -ly.
Questions about balmily
- What does balmily mean?
- Balmily means in a balmy manner.
- What part of speech is balmily?
- Balmily is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce balmily?
- Balmily is pronounced /ˈbɑːmɪli/ (UK).
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