bloomy

[ bloo-mee ]

adjective

, bloom·i·er, bloom·i·est.

1. covered with blossoms; in full flower.
2. Botany. having a bloom, as fruit.

bloomy

/ ˈbluːmɪ /

adjective

1. having a fine whitish coating on the surface, such as on the rind of a cheese

Word History and Origins

Origin of bloomy¹

First recorded in 1585–95; bloom ¹ + -y ¹

Example Sentences

There are blueberries growing abundantly among the rocks—huge clusters of them, bloomy and luscious as the grapes of Eshcol.

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Her eyes wandered to the bloomy-purple of the line of mountains back of them.

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He swung the basket to his shoulder, and the sun, flashing upon its contents, turned the bloomy globes into dull rubies.

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It seems to me yesterday his cheeks were bloomy all the while, and now he is as pale as wood-ashes.

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She lingered over him for long, peering at him through the dusk to miss nothing of his bloomy brownness.

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