beamish

[ bee-mish ]

/ ˈbi mɪʃ /

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bright, cheerful, and optimistic.

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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

1520–30; beam (noun) + -ish¹

"Let's see—ten o'clock," said Mrs. Beamish, putting the last bit of cake into her mouth, and wiping her fingers upon her apron.
St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 5, March, 1878|Various
“Quite unpaintable, Walter,” said Laura Beamish, peering over the edge of her hand.
Gray youth|Oliver Onions
That's Mr. Beamish's, that fine house there with the brass rapper and the green lamp beside it; and there's the hospital.
Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 (of 2)|Charles Lever
That's no small sum, for old Mr. Beamish is worth in real estate round Cincinnati over two millions of dollars.
Cord and Creese|James de Mille

The old market wharf, known as Fredericks' wharf, and afterwards as Beamish's wharf, was as at present.
History of Halifax City|Thomas B. Akins