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palmy

[ pah-mee ]
/ ˈpɑ mi /
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adjective, palm·i·er, palm·i·est.
glorious, prosperous, or flourishing: the palmy days of yesteryear.
abounding in or shaded with palms: palmy islands.
palmlike.
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Origin of palmy

First recorded in 1595–1605; palm2 + -y1

Words nearby palmy

palmtop computer, palmus, palm vaulting, palm warbler, palm wine, palmy, Palmyra, Palo Alto, palo cortado, palolo, palolo worm
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Words related to palmy

airy, breezy, excellent, golden, good, rosy, affluent, booming, comfortable, flourishing, fortunate, rich, robust, wealthy, well-heeled, well-off, well-to-do, bucolic, pastoral, quiet

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British Dictionary definitions for palmy

palmy
/ (ˈpɑːmɪ) /
adjective palmier or palmiest
prosperous, flourishing, or luxuriousa palmy life
covered with, relating to, or resembling palmsa palmy beach
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