rimy

[rahy-mee]

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adjective, rim·i·er, rim·i·est.

covered with rime.

Origin of rimy

before 1000; Old English hrīmig (not recorded in ME). See rime¹, -y¹

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Related Words for rimy

wintry, crisp, snowy, frozen, brisk, raw, icy, frosty, cool, bitter, intense, bleak, frigid, chilled, chilly, glacial, opaque, dim, dusky, unclear

Examples from the Web for rimy

Historical Examples of rimy

The vision of Elizabeth's earnest face in the rimy dawn came back to him several times during the day.
The Mayor of Casterbridge
Thomas Hardy
Christmas Day opened with a rimy, hazy morning, and the business thoroughfares were deserted.
The Christian
Hall Caine
It was a misty, rimy, clammy morning, and a thick fog was lying over the Channel.
The Woman Thou Gavest Me
Hall Caine
The teamster arrives with oxen in full steam, and rimy with frozen breath about their indignant nostrils.
The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 10, No. 58, August, 1862
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British Dictionary definitions for rimy

rimy

adjective rimier or rimiest

coated with rime

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