streamy

American  

[stree-mee] / ˈstri mi /

adjective

streamier, streamiest

1. abounding in streams or watercourses.

   streamy meadows.

2. flowing in a stream; streaming.

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streamy British  

/ ˈstriːmɪ /

adjective

1. (of an area, land, etc) having many streams

2. flowing or streaming

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• streaminess
  noun

Etymology

Origin of streamy

First recorded in 1400–50, streamy is from the late Middle English word stremy. See stream, -y ¹

Example Sentences

It was bright, it was streamy, it was different, and she rocked it.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2021

Pleasant is thy song in Ossian's ear, daughter of streamy Lutha!

From Time Magazine Archive

It has front wheel drive, "knee action" on all four wheels and lines phenomenally low and streamy.

From Time Magazine Archive

Crommal, with woody rocks and misty top, the field of winds, pours forth to the light blue Lubar's streamy roar.

From The Celtic Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 2, December 1875 A Monthly Periodical Devoted to the Literature, History, Antiquities, Folk Lore, Traditions, and the Social and Material Interests of the Celt at Home and Abroad by Macbain, Alexander

But see how soon the fleeting shade is past, And streamy brightness moots across the waste.

From Poems, &c. (1790) Wherein It Is Attempted To Describe Certain Views Of Nature And Of Rustic Manners; And Also, To Point Out, In Some Instances, The Different Influence Which The Same Circumstances Produce On Different Characters by Baillie, Joanna