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calmy

[ kah-mee ]

/ ˈkɑ mi /

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adjective, calm·i·er, calm·i·est.Archaic.

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Origin of calmy

First recorded in 1570–80; calm + -y¹

Words nearby calmy

calmative, calm before the storm, Calmette, calmly, calmodulin, calmy, Caló, calochortus, calomel, calomel electrode, Caloocan

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How to use calmy in a sentence

I could not wait for an offshore wind to attack; the season was too far advanced, and the land-winds become light and calmy.
The Life of Admiral Viscount Exmouth|Edward Osler