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

Between the groups of trees the soil was clothed with a sort of whitish weed, which perfumed the air with a sweet thymy odour.

From The Fur Country Seventy Degrees North Latitude by D'Anvers, N.

A goat of singularity— Not vainer than a goat need be— Lay on a thymy bank, and viewed Himself reflected in the flood.

From Fables of John Gay (Somewhat Altered) by Gay, John

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

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

The golden bees are silent on the thymy Hymettus; and the knelling horn of Aurora’s love no more shall scatter away the cold twilight on the top of Hymettus. 

From Intentions by Wilde, Oscar