palmary

[ pal-muh-ree, pahl-, pah-muh- ]

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adjective

having or deserving to have the palm of victory or success; praiseworthy: a palmary achievement.

Origin of palmary

First recorded in 1650–60; from Latin palmārius “of, deserving a palm (of victory)”; see palm², -ary

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How to use palmary in a sentence

The group is probably the palmary example in English of that coterie-and school-verse which distinguished the seventeenth century.
Minor Poets of the Caroline Period, Vol III | John Cleveland
Each of the palmary sites of which we have spoken has rendered up examples of early Greek temples.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 | Various
A palmary instance of this is a metal block which Richard Pynson began to use in 1496.
Old Picture Books | Alfred W. Pollard

British Dictionary definitions for palmary

palmary

/ (ˈpælmərɪ) /

adjective

rare worthy of praise

Origin of palmary

C17: from Latin palmārius relating to the palm of victory; see palm ²

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