Barmy Definition

bärmē
barmier, barmiest
adjective
barmier, barmiest
Full of barm; foamy.
American Heritage
Full of barm; yeasty or foamy.
Webster's New World
Eccentric; daft.
American Heritage
Crazy.
Webster's New World

(rare) Containing barm, i.e. froth from fermented yeast.

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Other Word Forms of Barmy

Adjective

Base Form:
barmy
Comparative:
barmier
Superlative:
barmiest

Origin of Barmy

  • From Old English beorma (“yeast”)

    From Wiktionary

  • Probably an alteration of balmy

    From Wiktionary

  • Sense 2, alteration of balmy

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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