swarmy — ozdic

Collocations

2

ADJ.

most, produced

SWARMY + NOUN

colony

Definitions

adj

1

Of bees: inclined to swarm.

There are those who will dispute this statement, but the fact of the matter is that swarminess is an inherited character and young queens produced by a swarmy colony will, most probably, also head swarmy colonies.

2

Swarming with people or activity; teeming.

This market is the noisiest and swarmiest centre of noisy and swarming Florence, and I always like to pass through it on that account.

3

Unscrupulous, sleazy, sneaky.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

2

01

There are those who will dispute this statement, but the fact of the matter is that swarminess is an inherited character and young queens produced by a swarmy colony will, most probably, also head swa

Wiktionary

02

This market is the noisiest and swarmiest centre of noisy and swarming Florence, and I always like to pass through it on that account.

Wiktionary

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, swarmy is marked as slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.