rimy

[ rahy-mee ]

/ ˈraɪ mi /

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adjective, rim·i·er, rim·i·est.

covered with rime.

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Origin of rimy

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

Words nearby rimy

rimple, rimrock, Rimsky-Korsakov, rimstone, rimu, rimy, rin, Rina, rinceau, rind, rinderpest

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How to use rimy in a sentence

Christmas Day opened with a rimy, hazy morning, and the business thoroughfares were deserted.
The Christian|Hall Caine
It was only yesterday that I last climbed this tree and ate the rich rimy fruit frosted with a Christmas snow.
Modern Prose And Poetry; For Secondary Schools|Various
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

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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