rimy

[ rahy-mee ]

/ ˈraɪ mi /

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adjective, rim·i·er, rim·i·est.

covered with rime.

Nearby words

rimrock, rimsky-korsakov, rimstone, rimu, rimula, rimy, rin, rina, rinceau, rind, rinderpest

Origin of rimy

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

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Examples from the Web for rimy

It was a misty, rimy, clammy morning, and a thick fog was lying over the Channel.
The Woman Thou Gavest Me|Hall Caine
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
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|Various

British Dictionary definitions for rimy

rimy

/ (ˈraɪmɪ) /

adjective rimier or rimiest

coated with rime

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