thymy

[ tahy-mee; spelling pronunciation thahy-mee ]

/ ˈtaɪ mi; spelling pronunciation ˈθaɪ mi /

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adjective, thym·i·er, thym·i·est.

of, pertaining to, resembling, or characteristic of thyme: a thymy fragrance.

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Origin of thymy

First recorded in 1720–30; thyme + -y¹

Others gathered round them by the gap in the thymy earth-wall, and John raised his voice on high.
Mushroom Town|Oliver Onions
It owed some rent for the premises it occupies on the thymy banks of the odorous Liffey.
Ireland as It Is|Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
No man of forty-five masquerade as a quarter of a century younger in this broomy, thymy air?
The Tower of Oblivion|Oliver Onions
First we see Saskia and Alexis walking on the thymy sward of the cliff-top, looking out to the fretted blue of the sea.
Huntingtower|John Buchan

She saw Miss Charlecote a few yards off, nearly on all-fours in the thymy grass.
Hopes and Fears|Charlotte M. Yonge