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English Dictionary: rosy by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rosy
adj
  1. reflecting optimism; "a rosy future"; "looked at the world through rose-colored glasses"
    Synonym(s): rose-colored, rosy
  2. having the pinkish flush of health
    Synonym(s): flushed, rose- cheeked, rosy, rosy-cheeked
  3. of blush color; "blushful mists"
    Synonym(s): blushful, rosy
  4. presaging good fortune; "she made a fortunate decision to go to medical school"; "rosy predictions"
    Synonym(s): fortunate, rosy
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Rosy \Ros"y\, a. [Compar. {Rosier}; superl. {Rosiest}.]
      Resembling a rose in color, form, or qualities; blooming;
      red; blushing; also, adorned with roses.
  
               A smile that glowed Celestial rosy-red, love's proper
               hue.                                                      --Milton.
  
               While blooming youth and gay delight Sit thy rosy
               cheeks confessed.                                    --Prior.
  
      Note: Rosy is sometimes used in the formation of
               self[?]xplaining compounde; as, rosy-bosomed,
               rosy-colored, rosy-crowned, rosy-fingered, rosy-tinted.
  
      {Rosy cross}. See the Note under {Rosicrucian}, n.
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