BEAMY


Meaning of BEAMY in English

ˈbēmē adjective

( -er/-est )

Etymology: Middle English beemy, from beem beam + -y

1.

a. : marked by, emitting, or reflecting beams of light : bright , radiant

b. : radiantly joyful : flushed with optimism or marked by happy benignness

2. : resembling a beam in size and weight : massive , broad

3. : having horns or antlers

beamy stags — John Dryden

4. : notably broad in the beam

a beamy cargo ship

Synonyms: see bright

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