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haulmy

UK/ˈhɔːmi/

haulmy adjective: characterised by having haulms.

Adjective

haulmy (comparative more haulmy, superlative most haulmy)

  1. Characterised by having haulms.
    • Safe in their haulmy Huts they sweetly slept, / Ne'er by the Noise of Drums or Trumpets wak'd.1732, Voltaire, translated by J Lockman, Henriade
    • In dry hungry ground, the poles may stand nearer together, than in a rich mellow foil ; because, this last will produce the largest, and most haulmy plants.1789, James Adam, Practical Essays on Agriculture

Forms of haulmy

comparativemore haulmy
superlativemost haulmy

Origin of haulmy

From haulm + -y.

Questions about haulmy

What does haulmy mean?
Haulmy means characterised by having haulms.
What part of speech is haulmy?
Haulmy is an adjective.
How do you pronounce haulmy?
Haulmy is pronounced /ˈhɔːmi/ (UK).

Words near haulmy in the dictionary

  1. hauling tail
  2. hauling up
  3. haulings
  4. haulm
  5. haulms
  6. haulmy
  7. haulout
  8. haulouts
  9. hauls
  10. hauls around
  11. hauls ass

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