- barminess
- barmy ► ADJECTIVE (barmier, barmiest) informal, chiefly Brit. ▪ extremely foolish; mad.DERIVATIVES barmily adverb barminess noun.
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barminess — barmˈiness noun • • • Main Entry: ↑barm … Useful english dictionary
barmy — adjective (barmier, barmiest) Brit. informal extremely foolish. Derivatives barmily adverb barminess noun Origin C15 (in the sense frothy ): from barm + y1 … English new terms dictionary
barmily — barmy ► ADJECTIVE (barmier, barmiest) informal, chiefly Brit. ▪ extremely foolish; mad. DERIVATIVES barmily adverb barminess noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «frothy»: from BARM(Cf. ↑B) … English terms dictionary
barmy — ► ADJECTIVE (barmier, barmiest) informal, chiefly Brit. ▪ extremely foolish; mad. DERIVATIVES barmily adverb barminess noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «frothy»: from BARM(Cf. ↑B) … English terms dictionary
barmy — adj. (barmier, barmiest) esp. Brit. sl. crazy, stupid. Derivatives: barmily adv. barminess n. Etymology: earlier = frothy, f. BARM … Useful english dictionary
