thymy

American  

[tahy-mee, thahy-mee] / ˈtaɪ mi, ˈθaɪ mi /

adjective

thymier, thymiest

1. of, pertaining to, resembling, or characteristic of thyme.

   a thymy fragrance.

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Etymology

Origin of thymy

First recorded in 1720–30; thyme + -y ¹

Example Sentences

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thymy

They chose ——The green retreats Of Academus, and the thymy vale, Where, oft inchanted with Socratic sounds, Ilyssus pure devolv'd his tuneful stream In gentle murmurs.

From A Dialogue Concerning Oratory, Or The Causes Of Corrupt Eloquence The Works Of Cornelius Tacitus, Volume 8 (of 8); With An Essay On His Life And Genius, Notes, Supplements by Tacitus, Cornelius

Or, when we eat of the fragrant honey, we do not quarrel with the thymy bees because they have blended for us the sweets of Hybla.

From The Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No. V, May, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various

By thymy slopes, foot-deep in sward they roved, Both lightly garrulous, and she, sweet child, Fusing her whole attention into joy, Until they stood before the lake, that gleamed With water-lilies, sun, and moving cloud.

From My Beautiful Lady. Nelly Dale by Morley, Henry

Unbanished gods roam o'er the thymy hills, Calm shadows slumber on the purple grapes, Hid are the dryads near the star-gemmed rills, Far through the moonlight wander love-lorn shapes.

From Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 2 by Thompson, Slason

The thymy wind would sough into his face: clear beam the solemn lights; the woods shiver softly.

From Old Kensington by Thackeray, Miss