I. ˈrōzē, -zi adjective
( -er/-est )
Etymology: Middle English, from rose (II) + -y
1.
a.
(1) : of the color rose
(2) : having a rose-colored complexion : healthy , blooming
(3) : suffused with blushes : blushing
b. : perfumed with or as if with roses
c. obsolete : abounding in or adorned with roses
2. : characterized by or tending to promote optimism
the individual episodes are uneven in quality, but all are enveloped in a rosy romanticism — John Barkham
the rosy era when men thought physical science would soon make Earth so pleasant that Heaven would no longer be desired — Webb Garrison
big businessmen made their usual yearly forecasts, all of them rosy — T.W.Arnold
— often used in combination
rosy -cheeked
rosy -fingered
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-es )
: to make rosy : rose