farmyadj.
/ˈfɑːmi/, U.S. /ˈfɑrmi/ 1. Containing or characterized by the presence of farms.
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1815 L. Hunt in Examiner 12 Feb. 729/2 With farmy fields in front, and sloping green, Dear Hampstead, is thy southern face serene.
1857 C. G. F. Gore Two Aristocracies I. xv. 262 A fair landscape stretching far into the distance—farmy fields and stretching parks.
1997 K. Krull Wish you were Here 10 Many people think Indiana is typical America: flat and farmy scenes dotted with small villages.
2013 Harper's Bazaar (Nexis) June I really like rural, farmy places.
2. Relating to or characteristic of a farm or life on a farm. Also spec. of an odour: characteristic or suggestive of farm animals or manure.
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1923 Herald Gospel Liberty 15 Mar. 251/2 So you are wondering how it comes that with all my enthusiasm about farms and all farmy things, why I did not marry a farmer!
1997 Times Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) (Electronic ed.) 22 Aug. 1 The festival features hay rides, games for the kids, live country music bands and a petting zoo. ‘It's very farmy,’ says Scott.
2019 @SherryCreates 7 Sept. in twitter.com (accessed 6 Nov. 2019) I have the house open to enjoy the nice day. Trouble is with cattle there are a few farmy smells wafting in.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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