[syn: fortunate, rosy]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Rosy \Ros"y\, a. [Compar. Rosier; superl. Rosiest.]
Resembling a rose in color, form, or qualities; blooming;
red; blushing; also, adorned with roses.
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A smile that glowed
Celestial rosy-red, love's proper hue. --Milton.
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While blooming youth and gay delight
Sit thy rosy cheeks confessed. --Prior.
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Note: Rosy is sometimes used in the formation of
self?xplaining compounde; as, rosy-bosomed,
rosy-colored, rosy-crowned, rosy-fingered, rosy-tinted.
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Rosy cross. See the Note under Rosicrucian, n.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
rosy
adj 1: reflecting optimism; "a rosy future"; "looked at the
world through rose-colored glasses" [syn: rose-colored,
rosy]
2: having the pinkish flush of health [syn: flushed, rose-
cheeked, rosy, rosy-cheeked]
3: of blush color; "blushful mists" [syn: blushful, rosy]
4: presaging good fortune; "she made a fortunate decision to go
to medical school"; "rosy predictions" [syn: fortunate,
rosy]