balmy

balmy
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. fair, mild, halcyon; fragrant; slang, crazy, eccentric (See insanity). See moderation, odor. Ant., stormy, inclement.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
1. [Mild; said of weather ]
Syn. warm, soothing, summerlike, gentle; see mild 2 .
2. [*Crazy]
Syn. crazy, foolish, eccentric; see insane 1 .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
1. mild fair, gentle, pleasant, temperate, tranquil, calm, soothing.
2. crazy insane, foolish, *nuts, *cuckoo, daft, *crack-ers, eccentric, weird.
ANT.: 1. stormy, blustery, inclement. 2. sane, normal, stable
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective Free from severity or violence, as in movement: delicate, faint, gentle, mild, smooth, soft. See CALM, STRONG.
V
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective Slang. So senseless as to be laughable: absurd, foolish, harebrained, idiotic, imbecilic, insane, lunatic, mad, moronic, nonsensical, preposterous, silly, softheaded, tomfool, unearthly, zany. Informal: cockeyed, crazy, loony, loopy. Slang: dippy, dopey, jerky, sappy, wacky. See ABILITY, KNOWLEDGE.

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