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adjective
Date: 14th century
1. emitting beams of light ; radiant
2. broad in the beam <a beamy cargo ship>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
beamy
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Beamy — Beam y, a. 1. Emitting beams of light; radiant; shining. Beamy gold. Tickell. [1913 Webster] 2. Resembling a beam in size and weight; massy. [1913 Webster] His double biting ax, and beamy spear. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. Having horns, or antlers … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
beamy — [bēm′ē] adj. beamier, beamiest 1. sending out beams of light; radiant; bright 2. beamlike; broad; massive 3. Naut. having a broad BEAM (n. I, 8) … English World dictionary
beamy — adjective a) Resembling a beam in size and weight; massy. beamy stags b) Having horns or antlers … Wiktionary
beamy — adj. glowing or radiating light, shining; that discharges beams of light; wide in the beam (as in a beamy ship ) … English contemporary dictionary
beamy — beamily, adv. beaminess, n. /bee mee/, adj., beamier, beamiest. 1. emitting beams of or as of light; radiant. 2. broad in the beam, as a ship. 3. Zool. having antlers, as a stag. [1350 1400; ME bemy. See BEAM, Y1] * * * … Universalium
beamy — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Giving off or reflecting light readily or in large amounts: bright, brilliant, effulgent, incandescent, irradiant, lambent, lucent, luminous, lustrous, radiant, refulgent, shiny. See LIGHT … English dictionary for students
beamy — adjective (beamier, beamiest) (of a ship) broad beamed … English new terms dictionary
beamy — a. 1. Radiant, beaming, gleaming, shining, glancing. 2. Radiant, joyous, gladsome, gladdening, sparkling. 3. Beam like, huge, ponderous, sturdy, thick, unwieldy … New dictionary of synonyms
beamy — beam•y [[t]ˈbi mi[/t]] adj. beam•i•er, beam•i•est 1) emitting beams of or as of light; radiant 2) naut. broad in the beam, as a ship • Etymology: 1350–1400 … From formal English to slang
beamy — /ˈbimi/ (say beemee) adjective (beamier, beamiest) 1. emitting beams, as of light; radiant. 2. broad in the beam, as a ship. 3. Zoology having antlers, as a stag …
