dimmy

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adjective

somewhat dim; dimmish

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Meanings

adjectivedimmy (comparative more dimmy, superlative most dimmy)

comparative more dimmy · superlative most dimmy

  1. datedsomewhat dim; dimmish

    dimmy clouds

    The New Arcadia

    a. 1587, Philippe Sidnei [i.e., Philip Sidney], “(please specify the folio)”, in [Fulke Greville; Matthew Gwinne; John Florio], editors, The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia [The New Arcadia], London: […] [John Windet] for William Ponsonbie, published 1590, →OCLC

Origin

From dim + -y.

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APA

dimmy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dimmy

MLA

“dimmy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dimmy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dimmy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dimmy.

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