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Grammar : Adj
Spell : fil-mee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɪl mi



Definition of filmy

Origin :
  • c.1600, from film (n.) + -y (2). Related: Filminess.
  • adj finespun, fragile
  • adj covered with mist; blurry
Example sentences :
  • Then he saw that this emptiness was lined and laced with filmy striations, like cellophane.
  • Extract from : « The 4-D Doodler » by Graph Waldeyer
  • Her long, filmy white summer dress fell nearly to her ankles.
  • Extract from : « The White Invaders » by Raymond King Cummings
  • If a gorgeous color is worn as a dress, it will be covered with filmy lace.
  • Extract from : « Mizora: A Prophecy » by Mary E. Bradley
  • Through the filmy atmosphere to recognise them was impossible.
  • Extract from : « The Ocean Waifs » by Mayne Reid
  • A sort of filmy fog had arisen over the ocean, which hid the stars from sight.
  • Extract from : « The Ocean Waifs » by Mayne Reid
  • Then something came into his filmy eyes which she knew was a smile.
  • Extract from : « A Young Man in a Hurry » by Robert W. Chambers
  • He had opened his eyes to filmy heavens, and taken his first walk on asphalt.
  • Extract from : « The Longest Journey » by E. M. Forster
  • She ran to him, pityingly stroked the scar, looked down at him with filmy eyes.
  • Extract from : « Free Air » by Sinclair Lewis
  • It had not that filmy, whitish appearance which distinguishes the latter phenomenon.
  • Extract from : « The Scalp Hunters » by Mayne Reid
  • Do not vanish from my sight, do not become a filmy cloud and dissolve in ether!
  • Extract from : « Monte-Cristo's Daughter » by Edmund Flagg

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