Meaning of PALMY
| Pronunciation: | | 'pâmee
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| | Definition: | | [adj] very lively and profitable; "flourishing businesses"; "a palmy time for stockbrokers"; "a prosperous new business"; "doing a roaring trade"; "a thriving tourist center"; "did a thriving business in orchids" |
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| | Synonyms: | | booming, flourishing, prospering, prosperous, roaring, successful, thriving |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Palm"y\, a.
1. Bearing palms; abounding in palms; derived from palms; as,
a palmy shore. --Pope.
His golden sands and palmy wine. --Goldsmith.
2. Worthy of the palm; flourishing; prosperous.
In the most high and palmy state of Rome. --Shak.
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| | Related Terms: | | balmy, blooming, blossoming, booming, clear, exuberant, fair, fat, flourishing, flowering, fruiting, going strong, halcyon, in full swing, in good case, piping, prospering, rosy, sleek, thriving, vigorous |
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