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myrrhy

myrrhy adjective: resembling or characteristic of myrrh.

Adjective

myrrhy (comparative more myrrhy, superlative most myrrhy)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of myrrh.
    • Warmed to the woman somewhat, I admit it. She holds forth like a man and smokes myrrhy cigarettes through a rhino-horn holder.2004, David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas, London: Sceptre (Hodder and Stoughton), →ISBN, page 55
    Synonyms:
    myrrhlike

Synonyms of myrrhy

Forms of myrrhy

comparativemore myrrhy
superlativemost myrrhy

Origin of myrrhy

From myrrh + -y.

Questions about myrrhy

What does myrrhy mean?
Myrrhy means resembling or characteristic of myrrh.
What part of speech is myrrhy?
Myrrhy is an adjective.

Words near myrrhy in the dictionary

  1. myrrhine
  2. myrrhlike
  3. myrrhol
  4. myrrhor
  5. myrrhs
  6. myrrhy
  7. myrsen
  8. myrsinaceous
  9. Myrt
  10. myrtaceous
  11. myrtalean

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