streamy

[ stree-mee ]

/ ˈstri mi /

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adjective, stream·i·er, stream·i·est.

abounding in streams or watercourses: streamy meadows.

flowing in a stream; streaming.

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Origin of streamy

First recorded in 1400–50, streamy is from the late Middle English word stremy.See stream, -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM streamy

stream·i·ness, noun

Words nearby streamy

streamliner, stream of consciousness, streamside, streamway, Streamwood, streamy, Streator, streek, streeking, streel, Streep

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How to use streamy in a sentence

So the salmon advanced, yard by yard, up to the more streamy cast of the Craig.
Lines in Pleasant Places|William Senior
When he was done, his round face smooth and streamy and his eyes stinging from soapy water, he reached for a towel.
Babbitt|Sinclair Lewis
The wide extent of streamy pool is before you, and beyond your reach.
Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 21|Alexander Leighton

British Dictionary definitions for streamy

streamy

/ (ˈstriːmɪ) /

adjective streamier or streamiest mainly poetic

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

flowing or streaming

Derived forms of streamy

streaminess, noun

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