Other Word Forms
- beamily adverb
- beaminess noun
Etymology
Origin of beamy
First recorded in 1350–1400, beamy is from the Middle English word bemy. See beam, -y 1
Example Sentences
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“Have you guys ever heard of CrossFit?” asked Jill with a beamy smile.
From Salon • Sep. 8, 2013
His latest design is a beamy, white-and-gold sloop that stretches 63 ft. in length.
From Time Magazine Archive
Gathered speed at the narratives end puts Show Boat over the sandbars�a deep-draft, beamy vessel; a gorgeous excursion.
From Time Magazine Archive
The 1,800 hp Caterpillars fit easily in the 64�s beamy well-lit engine space.
From Time Magazine Archive
She was a tremendously beamy craft, flush-decked fore-and-aft, and was armed with ten twelve-pounders in her broadside batteries, with a thirty-two-pounder between her masts—a truly formidable craft of her kind.
From The Log of a Privateersman by Rainey, W. (William)
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