adjective
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prosperous, flourishing, or luxurious
a palmy life
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covered with, relating to, or resembling palms
a palmy beach
Etymology
Origin of palmy
Vocabulary lists containing palmy
Example Sentences
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Onstein added that the scientists also learned that spines and other plant defense structures had probably existed in the palmy vegetation prior to the extinction event.
From Salon • May 3, 2022
It’d almost be easier to list the fast-food chains that did not begin in these palmy latitudes.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2022
"So many players have weak, palmy grips and open clubfaces," says Tillery.
From Golf Digest • Aug. 12, 2017
Strachey’s despair sharply contradicts the palmy official reports he and other officials were sending to London about British military superiority.
From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2010
This was in reality the case, for the circumstance occurred in Beethoven's palmy days, when he was, as Marx observes, a "universally beloved and popular character, a part of Vienna itself."
From Beethoven: A Memoir (2nd Ed.) by Graeme, Elliott
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