Hypertext Webster Gateway: "palmy"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Palmy \Palm"y\, a.
1. Bearing palms; abounding in palms; derived from palms; as,
a palmy shore. --Pope.
His golden sands and palmy wine. --Goldsmith.
2. Worthy of the palm; flourishing; prosperous.
In the most high and palmy state of Rome. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
palmy
adj : very lively and profitable; "flourishing businesses"; "a
palmy time for stockbrokers"; "a prosperous new
business"; "doing a roaring trade"; "a thriving tourist
center"; "did a thriving business in orchids" [syn: {booming},
{flourishing}, {prospering}, {prosperous}, {roaring},
{thriving}]
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