palmy

palmy

adj \ˈpä-mē, ˈpäl-, ˈpȯ-, ˈpȯl-\

palm·i·erpalm·i·est

Definition of PALMY

1

: marked by prosperity : flourishing <the palmy days of the British drama — Oscar Wilde>

2

: abounding in or bearing palms

Examples of PALMY

1. <they knew her in her palmy days when she was living high>
2. <a palmy suburb with lots of new homes and shopping malls>

First Known Use of PALMY

1602

Related to PALMY

Synonyms: flourishing, going, successful, prosperous, thriving, triumphant

Antonyms: failed, unsuccessful

Related Words: coming, promising; booming, growing, roaring, robust; boffo, gangbusters (also gangbuster), runaway, socko

Near Antonyms: futureless, hopeless, inauspicious, no-good, unpromising; collapsing, failing, flopping, flunking, folding, washing-out; declining, slipping, slumping, waning; bankrupt, kaput (also kaputt), kerflooey; destroyed, ruined, wrecked

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Rhymes with PALMY

balmy, commie, mommy, qualmy, swami, Tommy