Palmy

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Palmy \Palm"y\, a.
     1. Bearing palms; abounding in palms; derived from palms; as,
        a palmy shore. --Pope.
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              His golden sands and palmy wine.      --Goldsmith.


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     2. Worthy of the palm; flourishing; prosperous.
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              In the most high and palmy state of Rome. --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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}]
       [also: {palmiest}, {palmier}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  21 Moby Thesaurus words for "palmy":
     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