"myrrhy" meaning in English

See myrrhy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more myrrhy [comparative], most myrrhy [superlative]
Etymology: From myrrh + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|myrrh|y}} myrrh + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} myrrhy (comparative more myrrhy, superlative most myrrhy)
  1. Resembling or characteristic of myrrh. Synonyms: myrrhlike
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