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Definition: BEAMILY

Part of Speech Definition
Adverb 1. In a beaming manner.[Websters]
2. In a brilliant, splendid, vivid, grandiose or refulgent manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. In a bright, phosphorescent, lambent, agleam or luminescent manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
4. In a luminous, effulgent or lucent manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
5. In a radiant, gorgeous or auroral manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
6. In a clear or light manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
7. In a lucid, high or broad manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
8. In a lustrous, wonderful or glamorous manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
9. In an astute or slick manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
10. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective beamy.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adjective Form
(beamy)
1. Broad in the beam; "a beamy cargo ship".[Wordnet].
2. Radiating or as if radiating light.[Wordnet].
3. Emitting beams of light; radiant; shining.[Websters].
4. Resembling a beam in size and weight; massy.[Websters].
5. Having horns, or antlers.[Websters].
6. Being shiny, brilliant, bright, starry or refulgent.[Eve - graph theoretic]
7. Being luminous, radiant, phosphorescent, lucent or luminescent.[Eve - graph theoretic]
8. Being splendid, grandiose, gorgeous or glorious.[Eve - graph theoretic]
9. Being clear or lucid.[Eve - graph theoretic]
10. Infrequently used base adjective of the adverb beamily.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "Beamily" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Definition: BEAMILY

Part of SpeechDefinition
Adverb1. In a beaming manner.[Websters]
2. In a brilliant, splendid, vivid, grandiose or refulgent manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. In a bright, phosphorescent, lambent, agleam or luminescent manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
4. In a luminous, effulgent or lucent manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
5. In a radiant, gorgeous or auroral manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
6. In a clear or light manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
7. In a lucid, high or broad manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
8. In a lustrous, wonderful or glamorous manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
9. In an astute or slick manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
10. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective beamy.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adjective Form
(beamy)
1. Broad in the beam; "a beamy cargo ship".[Wordnet].
2. Radiating or as if radiating light.[Wordnet].
3. Emitting beams of light; radiant; shining.[Websters].
4. Resembling a beam in size and weight; massy.[Websters].
5. Having horns, or antlers.[Websters].
6. Being shiny, brilliant, bright, starry or refulgent.[Eve - graph theoretic]
7. Being luminous, radiant, phosphorescent, lucent or luminescent.[Eve - graph theoretic]
8. Being splendid, grandiose, gorgeous or glorious.[Eve - graph theoretic]
9. Being clear or lucid.[Eve - graph theoretic]
10. Infrequently used base adjective of the adverb beamily.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "BEAMILY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Specialty Definition: beamy

DomainDefinition
Noah Webster1: [Adjective] Emitting rays of light; radiant; shining..
 2: [Adjective] Resembling a beam in size and weight; massy.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Wiktionary1: [Adjective] Showing beams of light; beaming; radiant. (references)
 2: [Adjective] Wide (nautical). (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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