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dimmy

dimmy adjective: somewhat dim; dimmish.

Adjective

dimmy (comparative more dimmy, superlative most dimmy)

  1. (dated) somewhat dim; dimmish
    • dimmy cloudsa. 1587, Philippe Sidnei [i.e., Philip Sidney], “(please specify the folio)”, in [Fulke Greville; Matthew Gwinne; John Florio], editors, The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia [The New Arcadia], London...

Forms of dimmy

comparativemore dimmy
superlativemost dimmy

Origin of dimmy

From dim + -y.

Questions about dimmy

What does dimmy mean?
Dimmy means somewhat dim; dimmish.
What part of speech is dimmy?
Dimmy is an adjective.

Words near dimmy in the dictionary

  1. Dimmitt
  2. dimmity
  3. dimmock
  4. dimmocks
  5. DIMMs
  6. dimmy
  7. dimness
  8. dimnesses
  9. Dimock
  10. Dimocrat
  11. Dimocrats

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