Palmy
adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Of, related to, or abounding in palm trees.
"From Greenland’s icy mountains, From India’s coral strand, Where Afric’s sunny fountains Roll down their golden sand; From many an ancient river, From many a palmy plain, They call us to deliver Their land from error’s chain."
- 2 Prosperous, flourishing, booming or thriving. figuratively
"Elliston was, in his day, the Napoleon of Drury Lane; but, like the conqueror at Austerlitz, he suffered his declensions, and the Surrey became to him a Saint Helena. However, once an eagle always an eagle; and Robert William was no less aquiline in the day of adversity than in his palmy time of patent prosperity."
- 3 Made out of palm leaves or palm sap. obsolete
- 1 very lively and profitable wordnet
Example
More examples"From Greenland’s icy mountains, From India’s coral strand, Where Afric’s sunny fountains Roll down their golden sand; From many an ancient river, From many a palmy plain, They call us to deliver Their land from error’s chain."
Etymology
From palm + -y.
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