I. ˈpä]mē, ˈpȧ], ]mi also ]lm- adjective
( -er/-est )
1.
a. : abounding in or bearing palms
a palmy strand
b. : resembling or derived from a palm
rich palmy suds
a slender palmy figure
2.
[so called from the traditional use of the palm branch as an emblem of triumph]
: outstanding among members of a class by reason of excellence or superiority : constituting an acme : notably flourishing or prosperous
not likely to regain that palmy state
knew her in her palmier days
II. ˈpȧmi noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle French palmée blow with the palm, from Medieval Latin palmata, from Latin palma palm
Scotland : a blow on the palm of the hand as a punishment