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

Page 330 Other dogs, in thymy dew, Tracked the hares and followed through Sunny moor or meadow— This dog only crept and crept Next a languid cheek that slept, Sharing in the shadow.

From Anecdotes of Dogs by Jesse, Edward

She pranks A brawling stream with thymy banks; In Fancy's realm This post sustains no lamp—aloof It spreads above her parents' roof A gracious elm.

From A Selection from the Works of Frederick Locker by Locker-Lampson, Hannah Jane

It is a district of fresh winds and rocky summits, of thymy hill-sides, and of a quaint and arid sweetness.

From Old Kensington by Thackeray, Miss

Will any one tell me whether the heathy flora of the moors, or the thymy flora of the chalk downs, were the earlier inhabitants of these isles? 

From Health and Education by Kingsley, Charles

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