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primy

primy adjective: in its prime.

Adjective

primy

  1. (obsolete) in its prime
    • For Hamlet and the trifling of his favor, / Hold it a fashion and a toy in blood, / A violet in the youth of primy nature, / Forward, not permanent, sweet, not lasting, / The perfume and suppliance of a minute. / No more.c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...

primy meaning in Tamil

primy in Tamil

தலைச்சன் தாய், முதல் தாய்மை, முதல் பேறு பெற்றவள்

Origin of primy

A Shakespearean coinage, from prime + -y.

Questions about primy

What does primy mean?
Primy means in its prime.
What is primy in Tamil?
Primy in Tamil is தலைச்சன் தாய், முதல் தாய்மை, முதல் பேறு பெற்றவள். See Primy meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is primy?
Primy is an adjective.

Words near primy in the dictionary

  1. Primus stove
  2. Primus stoves
  3. primus-ship
  4. primuses
  5. primwort
  6. primy
  7. primæval
  8. primævality
  9. prin
  10. prinaberel
  11. princ.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: primy (page history and authors); primy (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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