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beamish

[ bee-mish ]

/ ˈbi mɪʃ /

adjective

bright, cheerful, and optimistic.

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compact

joined or packed together; closely and firmly united; dense; solid.

ready or inclined to fight.

not participating actively.

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Origin of beamish

1520–30; beam (noun) + -ish¹

Words nearby beamish

beam wind, beam-ends, beam-power tube, beamer, beaming, beamish, beamon, beamy, bean, bean aphid, bean ball

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Example sentences from the Web for beamish

When Caseldy hinted it, Mr. Beamish said, 'I have marked him.'
The Short Works of George Meredith|George Meredith
Beamish and Bulla went in as partners, the four being bound together by their joint liability.
The Pit Prop Syndicate|Freeman Wills Crofts
I then ran and got up the stairs with Brunel and Beamish, who were then five or six steps up.
The life of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Civil Engineer|Isambard Brunel
The duchess flung him enigmatical rejoinders: 'You can change all that, Mr. Beamish, if you like, and you know you can.
The Short Works of George Meredith|George Meredith

"Well, don't make the mistake of underestimating their brains," counseled Beamish, as the three men moved slowly down the wharf.
The Pit Prop Syndicate|Freeman Wills Crofts

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