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palmy |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Palmy \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: palmy 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" [syn: {booming}, {flourishing}, {prospering}, {prosperous}, {roaring}, {thriving}]
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