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
- <they knew her in her palmy days when she was living high>
- <a palmy suburb with lots of new homes and shopping malls>
First Known Use of PALMY
1602
Related to PALMY
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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